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[QUOTE="trurle, post: 6106695, member: 653393"] I think the NY times article you linked is an example of "false balance" fallacy. Article is too stuffed with "fringe science" theories. From the planetary geology works i read seems consensus is what plate tectonics was active from formation on large planets like Earth, Mars and Venus. Moon plate tectonics is questionable though. Initially plate tectonics produce not the continents and oceans but multi-fold mountain patches (micro-continents) which are mostly destroyed on Earth by now, but are still recognizable on Venus (largest being Ishtar Terra and Aphrodite Terra). Later, when the heat production drops, plate tectonics may cease, faster on small Mars or waterless Venus. Then came the "giant volcano" phase, as heat is venting through increasingly thick lithosphere in few weak spots (frequently triggered by asteroid impacts) instead of lines. Mars bear evidence of being in "giant volcano" stage now. [/QUOTE]
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