WINDOW INTO 4-KM CROSS SECTION OF VENUSIAN CRUST EXPOSED BY NORMAL FAULTS OF DALI CHASMA, SW OF ATLA REGIO

First Author
A. Ait Lahna (Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences-Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco)
Coauthor(s)
H. El Bilali (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
R. E. Ernst (Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Faculty of Geology and Geography, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia)
N. Youbi (Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences-Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh, Morocco)
Session
Venus
Brief Abstract Summary
During our detailed mapping of Dali Chasma we have identified a structural feature that is interpreted to represent an up to 4 km thick section of Venusian crust exposed through normal faulting associated with asymmetric rifting
Form of the Presentation
Oral