The Northern Apennines represent a classic example of an orogenic belt that has undergone significant post-orogenic extension. Following the main phase of continental collision during the Late Miocene ...

These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, show the tectonic ‘grabens’ in Tempe Terra, a geologically complex region that is part of the ...

Extensional fault systems arise where the Earth’s crust and upper mantle undergo lateral stretching, leading to networks of normal faults that accommodate lithospheric thinning. Such systems ...