Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Tesserae on Venus may preserve evidence of fluvial erosion

S. Khawja,
R. E. Ernst,
C. Samson,
P. K. Byrne,
R. C. Ghail,
L. M. MacLellan

Affiliations

S. Khawja: Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University
R. E. Ernst: Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University
C. Samson: Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University
P. K. Byrne: Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University
R. C. Ghail: Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London
L. M. MacLellan: Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19336-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

The authors here use Magellan data to interpret geomorphological features on Venus and present a strong hypothesis for fluvial erosion.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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