An Origin for the Linear Magnetic Anomalies on Mars through Accretion of Terranes: Implications for Dynamo Timing |
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Authors: | Alberto G FairénJavier Ruiz Francisco Anguita |
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Institution: | a Seminar on Planetary Sciences, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, 28040, Spainf1Fairen.ag@terra.esf1b Departamento de Geodinámica, Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, 28040, Spainc Departamento de Petrolog?́a y Geoqu?́mica, Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, 28040, Spain |
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Abstract: | The proposed existence of magnetic lineations in the Terra Cimmeria and Terra Sirenum regions of Mars was initially explained by Earth-like sea-floor spreading. Here we argue instead that these lineations could have been formed at a convergent plate margin through collision and accretion of terranes. A similar process produced banded magnetic anomalies, similar in geometry and even in size to those in Earth's North American Cordillera. Because only sparse and generally weak anomalies have been detected in the martian northern lowlands, which could constitute an analog to the terrestrial oceanic crust, it is possible that the magnetic field stopped its activity while crustal recycling was still active in Mars. |
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Keywords: | Mars surface |
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