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Planet Mercury: Volcanism in a theatre of global contraction, with examples from the Hokusai quadrangle

Byrne, Paul K.; Rothery, David A.; Wright, Jack

Mercury's geological history has been dominated by global contraction caused by secular cooling of the planet's interior. This cooling has had a profound effect on the expression of the planet's volcanism and tectonism, and the expressions of these two surface evolutionary processes are deeply intertwined. Here, we use case studies from the Hokusa…