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Martian Seismicity: Implications of the Global Surface Fault Distribution and of Lithospheric Cooling
Knapmeyer, M. and Oberst, J. and Hauber, E. and Wählisch, M. and Deuchler, C. and Wagner, R. (2006) Martian Seismicity: Implications of the Global Surface Fault Distribution and of Lithospheric Cooling. In: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVII, 1303, p. 1059. Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX. XXXVII Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2006-03-13 - 2006-03-17, Houston, TX (USA). ISSN 1540-9120
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Abstract
This contribution presents a model that links the observed distribution of surface faults to the spatial distribution of marsquakes. The annual seismic moment budget is computed based on the as-sumption that global cooling and subsequent shrink-ing of Mars is the main source of strain today [1]. A truncated Gutenberg-Richter distribution is used to re-late the seismic moment budget to marsquake frequen-cies. We have derived a theoretical relation for the limitation of quake size by the lengths of the individual faults. This relation is used for the simulation of epi-center catalogs that may serve as input data for the development of seismological experiments.
| Document Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Poster) | ||||||||||||||
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| Title: | Martian Seismicity: Implications of the Global Surface Fault Distribution and of Lithospheric Cooling | ||||||||||||||
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| Date: | March 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVII | ||||||||||||||
| Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| In ISI Web of Science: | No | ||||||||||||||
| Volume: | 1303 | ||||||||||||||
| Page Range: | p. 1059 | ||||||||||||||
| Publisher: | Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX | ||||||||||||||
| Series Name: | LPI Contribution | ||||||||||||||
| ISSN: | 1540-9120 | ||||||||||||||
| Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||
| Keywords: | Mars, tectonics, faults, seismology, marsquakes | ||||||||||||||
| Event Title: | XXXVII Lunar and Planetary Science Conference | ||||||||||||||
| Event Location: | Houston, TX (USA) | ||||||||||||||
| Event Type: | international Conference | ||||||||||||||
| Event Dates: | 2006-03-13 - 2006-03-17 | ||||||||||||||
| Organizer: | Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX | ||||||||||||||
| HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||||
| HGF - Program: | Space | ||||||||||||||
| HGF - Program Themes: | W EW - Erforschung des Weltraums | ||||||||||||||
| DLR - Research area: | Space | ||||||||||||||
| DLR - Program: | W EW - Erforschung des Weltraums | ||||||||||||||
| DLR - Research theme (Project): | W - Vorhaben Vergleichende Planetologie (old) | ||||||||||||||
| Location: | Berlin-Adlershof | ||||||||||||||
| Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Planetary Research > Planetary Physics Institute of Planetary Research | ||||||||||||||
| Deposited By: | Nils Müller | ||||||||||||||
| Deposited On: | 26 Jun 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 14 Jan 2010 23:17 |
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