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Galluzzi, V.; Guzzetta, L.; Ferranti, L.; Di Achille, G.; Rothery, D.A. and Palumbo, P.
(2016).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2016.1193777
Abstract
Mercury’s quadrangle H02 ‘Victoria’ is located in the planet’s northern hemisphere and lies between latitudes 22.5° N and 65° N, and between longitudes 270° E and 360° E. This quadrangle covers 6.5% of the planet’s surface with a total area of almost 5 million km2. Our 1:3,000,000-scale geologic map of the quadrangle was produced by photo-interpretation of remotely sensed orbital images captured by the MESSENGER spacecraft. Geologic contacts were drawn between 1:300,000 and 1:600,000 mapping scale and constitute the boundaries of intercrater, intermediate and smooth plains units; in addition, three morpho-stratigraphic classes of craters larger than 20 km were mapped. The geologic map reveals that this area is dominated by Intercrater Plains encompassing some almost-coeval, probably younger, Intermediate Plains patches and interrupted to the north-west, north-east and east by the Calorian Northern Smooth Plains. This map represents the first complete geologic survey of the Victoria quadrangle at this scale, and an improvement of the existing 1:5,000,000 Mariner 10-based map, which covers only 36% of the quadrangle.
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- Item ORO ID
- 46701
- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 1744-5647
- Project Funding Details
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Funded Project Name Project ID Funding Body Bridging funds for MIXS lead Co-Investigator Not Set STFC (Science & Technology Facilities Council) Astronomy and Planetary Sciences at the Open University Not Set STFC (Science & Technology Facilities Council) SIMBIOSYS project Not Set Italian Space Agency (ASI) - Keywords
- Mercury (planet); planetary geology; Victoria quadrnagle; impact craters; remote sensing
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Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Physical Sciences
Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) - Copyright Holders
- © 2016 V.Galluzzi
- Depositing User
- David Rothery