Edge-Driven Kinematics of the Juan Fernandez Microplate

小行星9314169 最近的格洛丽亚侧扫、多波束测深、磁力和重力测量将用于推导位于太平洋、纳斯卡和南极板块三重交界处的胡安费尔南德斯微板块演化的运动学解。该解决方案将与附近的复活节微板块的演变的运动学解决方案进行比较。海洋微板块的运动可能是由周围较大板块的运动在其边界上施加的力引起的这一假设将得到检验。这将为海洋微板块构造提供一个通用模型。***

9314169 Schouten Recent GLORIA sidescan, multibeam bathymetry, magnetic and gravity surveys would be used to derive a kinematic solution for the evolution of the Juan Fernandez microplate located at the triple junction between the Pacific, Nazca, and Antarctic plates. The solution will be compared with the kinematic solution for the evolution of the nearby Easter microplate. The hypothesis that the motion of oceanic microplates may be caused by forces applied to them on their boundaries by the movement of the surrounding larger plates will be tested. This will provide the formulation of a general model for oceanic microplate tectonics. ***