new simplified tectonic models and depositional history of late cretaceous rocks are established in a part of zagros orogenic belt that is located in the northeastern iraq. these rocks constutes the most important cretaceous oil reservoir in the middle east. the dependent tools are petrography, field study and the concept of drowning phases. this concept is relatively new and accurate in explan...

Introduction: Dione (1124 km in diameter) is a mid-sized icy moon of Saturn which shows a wide range in tectonic features across its surface revealing an intense geologic history. With the two highly evolved satellites Enceladus und Titan, Dione forms a set of three satellites whose surfaces have been shaped by tectonic activity on a global, not only on regional scale. Tectonic forms on Dione w...

Introduction: An understanding of the spatial and azimuthal distribution of lobate scarps on Mercury is important in constraining thermal history models and models for the origin of tectonic stresses [see 1]. Existing models involve either global (radial) contraction due to secular cooling of the interior, tidal despinning, or a combination of the two [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. A comprehensive database o...