A Prediction of Mars Seismicity from Surface Faulting
Authors:
- 6 November 1992
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 258 (5084) , 979-981
Abstract
The shallow seismicity of Mars has been estimated by measurement of the total slip on faults visible on the surface of the planet throughout geologic time. Seismicity was calibrated with estimates based on surface structures on the moon and measured lunar seismicity that includes the entire seismogenic lithosphere. Results indicate that Mars is seismically active today, with a sufficient number of detectable marsquakes to allow seismic investigations of its interior.Keywords
This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
- Graben and extension in Northern Tharsis, MarsJournal of Geophysical Research, 1991
- Reconciliation of stress and structural histories of the Tharsis region of MarsJournal of Geophysical Research, 1991
- Tectonic history of the Syria Planum province of MarsJournal of Geophysical Research, 1988
- Intraplate earthquakes and the state of stress in oceanic lithosphereTectonophysics, 1986
- Crosscutting relations and relative ages of ridges and faults in the Tharsis region of MarsIcarus, 1983
- Seismic energy release of the MoonJournal of Geophysical Research, 1981
- Structural analysis of lunar grabens and the shallow crustal structure of the MoonJournal of Geophysical Research, 1979
- Martian seismicityGeophysical Research Letters, 1979
- Seismology on MarsJournal of Geophysical Research, 1977
- Mars: A Standard Crater Curve and Possible New Time ScaleScience, 1976