Geology of the Victoria quadrangle (H02), Mercury. Issue 1 (4th November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Galluzzi, V.; Guzzetta, L.; Ferranti, L.; Di Achille, G.; Rothery, D. A.; Palumbo, P.
• Is Part Of: Journal of maps. Volume 12:Issue 1(2016)Supplement
• Page Start: 227
• Page End: 238
• Publication Date: 2016-11-04
• Subjects: Mercury (planet) -- planetary geology -- Victoria quadrangle -- impact craters -- remote sensing; Maps -- Periodicals; Cartography -- Periodicals; 912.05
• DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2016.1193777
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1744-5647

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Mercury's quadrangle H02 'Victoria' is located in the planet's northern hemisphere and lies between latitudes 22.5° N and 65° N, and between longitudes 270° E and 360° E. This quadrangle covers 6.5% of the planet's surface with a total area of almost 5 million km 2 . Our 1:3, 000, 000-scale geologic map of the quadrangle was produced by photo-interpretation of remotely sensed orbital images captured by the MESSENGER spacecraft. Geologic contacts were drawn between 1:300, 000 and 1:600, 000 mapping scale and constitute the boundaries of intercrater, intermediate and smooth plains units; in addition, three morpho-stratigraphic classes of craters larger than 20 km were mapped. The geologic map reveals that this area is dominated by Intercrater Plains encompassing some almost-coeval, probably younger, Intermediate Plains patches and interrupted to the north-west, north-east and east by the Calorian Northern Smooth Plains. This map represents the first complete geologic survey of the Victoria quadrangle at this scale, and an improvement of the existing 1:5, 000, 000 Mariner 10-based map, which covers only 36% of the quadrangle.