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The conclusion that the different ridge belt-bounded planitia and parquet terrains studied here define Venusian crustal plate-like units is evidently valid in the context of compressional ridge belt tectonics. The long ridge belts of Kamari and Tellus Dorsa, the ridge belts in the transition zone between Ishtar Terra and planitiae and Ausra Dorsa support the idea of NW-SE, (N-S) or E-W compression components, respectively. The planitia plates have been pushed from the south or south-east against the Ishtar Terra/Fortuna Tessera highland, which has opposed the movement, giving the impression of a relative southeast-directed force. The volcanic/diapiric transition zone between these colliding crustal units or plates evidently indicates mobilization of the subsurface unit overthrust by the parquet terrain.
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Raitala, J., Törmänen, T. Cytherean ridge belts connected with Tessera areas: Tensional or compressional structures?. Earth Moon Planet 49, 57–83 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00053997
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