The geocentric realm of tectonics changed with the dawn of robotic exploration of the other bodies of the solar system. A diverse assortment of tectonic landforms has been revealed, some familiar and some with no analogues to terrestrial structural features. In this chapter, we briefly introduce some of the major topics in the book. The chapters review what is known about the tectonics on Mercu...

Abstract The Southern Andes are regarded as a typical subduction orogen formed by oblique plate convergence. However, there is considerable uncertainty to how deformation kinematically partitioned in the upper plate. Here we use analogue experiments conducted MultiBox (Multifunctional Box) apparatus investigate dextral transpression between 34 °S and 42 °S. We find that our models caused mainly...

Based on new structural, petrological and U-Th-Pb geochronological data, a reappraisal of the Variscan tectono-metamorphic history Pelvoux Massif (External Crystalline Massif, French Alps) is proposed with aim to understand flow pattern kinematics partially molten crust Eastern Shear Zone. The consists high-grade metamorphic rocks middle lower crust, mostly migmatites, that record prominent syn...

The Khoy Ophiolitic Complex (KOC) as a part of Tethyan, Izmir-Ankara- Erzincan and Bitlis-Zagros sutures of South East (SE) Turkey is broadly exposed around Khoy region (NW Iran). This complex comprises dismembered fragments of mantle lithosphere, obducted oceanic lithosphere and parts of volcanic arc remnants. The Khoy Ophiolitic Complex can be structurally divided into two major eastern and w...