Recent Peer Reviewed Publications

(as of August 2001)

In Press:

Hansen, V.L., and DeShon, H.R., 2002, Geologic map of the Diana Chasma quadrangle (V-37), Venus U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series I-2752, 1:5 million scale [in press]

Published:

Banks, B. K., and Hansen, V. L., 2000, Relative timing of crustal plateau magmatism and tectonism at Tellus Regio, Venus Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, v. 105, p. 17,655-17,668

DeShon, H. R., Young, D. A., and Hansen, V. L., 2000, Geological evolution of southern Rusalka Planitia, Venus  Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, v. 105, p. 6983-6995

Hansen V. L., Phillips R. J., Willis J. J., and Ghent R. R., 2000, Structures in tessera terrain, Venus: Issues and answers Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, v. 105, p. 4135-4152

Hansen V. L., 2000, Geologic mapping of tectonic planets Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 176, p. 527-542

Hansen, V. L., Banks, B. K., and Ghent, R. R., 1999, Tessera terrain and crustal plateaus, Venus Geology, v. 27, p. 1071-1074.

Ghent, R. R. and Hansen, V. L., 1999, Structural and kinematic analysis of eastern Ovda Regio, Venus: Implications for crustal plateau formation Icarus, v. 139, p. 116-136.

Hansen, V. L. and Willis, J. J., 1998, Ribbon Terrain formation, southwestern Fortuna Tessera, Venus: Implications for lithosphere evolution Icarus, v. 132, p. 321-343.

Phillips, R. J. and Hansen, V. L., 1998, Geological Evolution of Venus: Rises, Plains, Plumes, and Plateaus Science, v. 279, 1492-1497.

Hansen, V. L., Banerdt, W. B., and Willis, J. J., 1997, Overview and Synthesis of Venus Tectonics in S. W. Bouger, D. M. Hunten, and R. J. Phillips (eds.), Venus II, Arizona University Press, p. 797-844.

Pritchard, M. E., Hansen V. L., and Willis, J. J., 1997, Structural Evolution of western Fortuna Tessera, Venus Geophysical Research Letters, v. 24, p. 2339-2342.

Hansen, V. L. and Willis, J. J., 1996, Structural analysis of a sampling of tesserae: implications for Venus geodynamics Icarus, v. 123, p. 296-312.

Hansen, V. L. and Phillips, R. J., 1995, Formation of Ishtar Terra, Venus: surface and gravity constraints Geology, v. 23, p. 292-296.

Keep, M. and Hansen, V. L., 1994, Structural evolution of Maxwell Montes, Venus: Implications for Venusian mountain "belt" formation Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 99, n. E12, p. 26,015-26,028.

Hansen, V. L. and Phillips, R. J., 1993, Tectonics and volcanism of Eastern Aphrodite Terra: No subduction, no spreading Science, v. 260, p. 526-530.