Dataset: Structural Map of Tectonic Shortening Structures in Chryse Planitia and Arabia Terra, Mars.

This dataset contains:

• READ ME Data guide (.txt).
• Shapefile (.shp) of tectonic shortening structures in Chryse Planitia and Arabia Terra, Mars (digitised in ArcGIS Pro 2.7.2 software as polylines at a scale of 1:50,000).
• Layer file (.lyrx) for the symbology of the tectonic shortening structures.
• Shapefile (.shp) of identified impact ejecta blankets.
• Projection file (.prj) of a Hotine Oblique Mercator projection (azimuth 37°, centre latitude 23°, centre longitude −20°) using the IAU Mars 2000 Sphere.

A publication and map sheet accompanying this dataset can be found at:

• Savana Z. Woodley, Peter Fawdon, Matthew R. Balme & David A. Rothery (2023) Map of tectonic shortening structures in Chryse Planitia and Arabia Terra, Mars, Journal of Maps, 19:1, DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2023.2251514

This dataset was gathered using freely available data:

• CTX data is available from the Murray Lab (https://murray-lab.caltech.edu/CTX/) or Mars Image Explorer (http://viewer.mars.asu.edu/viewer/ctx#T = 0).
• HRSC data can be downloaded from the Freie Universitat Berlin (https://maps.planet.fu-berlin.de/#map = 3/2074498.35/0).
• Data is available from the USGS Astrogeology Science Center for THEMIS (https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/search/map/Mars/Odyssey/THEMIS-IR-Mosaic-ASU/Mars_MO_THEMIS-IR-Day_mosaic_global_100m_v12) and MOLA gridded data (https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/search/map/Mars/GlobalSurveyor/MOLA/Mars_MGS_MOLA_ClrShade_merge_global_463m).

How to cite:

• Woodley, S. Z., Fawdon, P., Balme, M. R., & Rothery, D. A. (2023). Dataset: Tectonic shortening structures in Chryse Planitia and Arabia Terra, Mars. The Open University. https://doi.org/10.21954/ou.rd.23143217.