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Thermal Contraction Cracking

Thermal Contraction Cracking is a geological deformation process in which tensile fractures form on planetary surfaces due to the volumetric shrinkage of materials undergoing cooling, distinguishing it from other fracturing mechanisms by its dependence on thermal stress cycles in the absence of tectonic or impact forcing.

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2017–2026

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136

Measuring the sea ice floe size distribution

D. A. Rothrock, A. S. Thorndike · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1984 · 271 citations

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Thermal contraction crack polygons on Mars: Classification, distribution, and climate implications from HiRISE observations

J. S. Levy, J. W. Head, David Marchant · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2009 · 240 citations · Full text

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Relating seismic velocities, thermal cracking and permeability in Mt. Etna and Iceland basalts

Sergio Vinciguerra, C. Trovato, P. G. Meredith et al. · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 2005 · 205 citations · Full text

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Small‐scale polygonal features on Mars: Seasonal thermal contraction cracks in permafrost

M. T. Mellon · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1997 · 191 citations · Full text

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Thermal contraction crack polygons on Mars: A synthesis from HiRISE, Phoenix, and terrestrial analog studies

J. S. Levy, D. R. Marchant, J. W. Head · Icarus · 2009 · 169 citations

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Authors

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  1. JW
    J. W. Head

    Brown University, United States

    7 publications · 629 citations

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  2. JS
    J. S. Levy

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    6 publications · 583 citations

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  3. DR
    D. R. Marchant

    Boston University, United States

    6 publications · 389 citations

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  4. PB
    Pascal Bertran

    Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives, France

    4 publications · 226 citations

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  5. SM
    Seyed Mojtaba Sadrameli

    Tarbiat Modares University, Iran

    4 publications · 276 citations

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Institutions

190

  1. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    25 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. Boston University

    Boston, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    762 citations

  4. Tarbiat Modares University

    Tehran, Iran

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    412 citations

  5. Geological Survey of Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    322 citations

  6. Université de Bordeaux

    Bordeaux, France

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    509 citations

  7. Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives

    Metz, France

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    574 citations

  8. Carleton University

    Ottawa, Canada

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    640 citations

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  1. Fuel

    9 publications · 457 citations

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  2. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

    7 publications · 403 citations

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  3. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

    6 publications · 302 citations

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  4. Fuel Processing Technology

    5 publications · 292 citations

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  5. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

    5 publications · 400 citations

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