Geological mapping of the area around Baltis Vallis, the longest (6,800 km) canali-type channel on Venus, has led to the determination of stratigraphic relations which appear to be consistent over this entire region comprising -20 x 106 km 2 or -5% of the total surface of Venus. The most abundant unit in the study area, plains with wrinkle ridges (Pwr), consists of two subunits separated by the...

The surface area of Venus ( 460 10 km) is 90% of that of the Earth. Using Magellan radar image and altimetry data, supplemented by Venera-15/16 radar images, we compiled a global geologic map of Venus at a scale of 1:10 M. We outline the history of geological mapping of the Earth and planets to illustrate the importance of utilizing the dual stratigraphic classification approach to geological m...

For the microbiostratigraphical studies, a stratigraphical section (named Dareh-Goshayesh) has been selected in southeast of Maragheh, Northwestern Iran. The thickness of successions in the selected stratigraphic section is measured about 223.6 m. The mentioned studied stratigraphic section is composed of two clastic and carbonate units. This succession unconformably overlies the Lar Formation ...

For the lithostratigraphy and microbiostratigraphical studies, a stratigraphical section (named Dareh-Goshayesh) has selected and is located in southeast of Maragheh city, south of eastern Azerbaijan province in the northwest of Iran. The thickness of successions in the selected stratigraphic section is measured about 223.6 m. The mentioned studied stratigraphic section is composed of two clast...

S U M M A R Y Estimating orientations of seismic structures (reflections) and stratigraphic features (channels) is important for seismic interpretation, subsurface interpolation and geophysical inversion. Structure tensors, constructed as smoothed outer products of amplitude gradients, are commonly used to estimate seismic reflection normals, which uniquely define the reflection orientations. H...

Introduction: Other than the few Martian meteorites that have been found on Earth and the data being collected by the Mars Exploration Rovers, all data from Mars is remotely sensed which lends it to be developed and analyzed within a Geographic Information System (GIS) platform. This study is being accomplished by bringing together multiple datasets from the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC), Mars Orbi...

The congruence between the order of cladistic branching and the first appearance dates of fossil lineages can be quantified using a variety of indices. Good matching is a prerequisite for the accurate time calibration of trees, while the distribution of congruence indices across large samples of cladograms has underpinned claims about temporal and taxonomic patterns of completeness in the fossi...

Several northeast-trending transverse faults cut the Purcell succession and parts of the Lower Paleozoic succession in the Hughes Range. Relationships along unconfonnities within and at the base of the Lower Paleozoic strata provide evidence of the natilre and timing of displacement on these faults. Field mapping of the faults and unconformities hounding three Lower Paleozoic formntions have be...

The three-dimensional (3-D) modeling of glacial sediments often requires the use of lithologic logs from public water well data. The interpretation of such data is difficult because data collection methods are not standardized among contributing drillers, and the sequence of recorded lithologies contains both stratigraphic and facies-scale information. Geostatistics coupled with interpretation ...