Linear crater chains - Indication of a volcanic organ

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Feb 1983

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Moon and the Planets (ISSN 0165-0807), vol. 28, Feb. 1983, p. 87-92, 99-107. Research supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemein

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Alignment, Lunar Craters, Lunar Evolution, Volcanoes, Lunar Crust, Lunar Geology

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Results are presented from a study of the geometric order of four well preserved lunar linear crater chains carried out to elucidate their origin. A mathematical investigation of the alignment of the craters of the four best preserved chains, which lack the characteristics that would be expected if they were of secondary impact origin, reveals that the craters lie along distinct lines with very small deviations. This is seen as suggesting that the craters were formed along deep crustal fissures. Another finding is that the strikes of the lines or fissures indicate that they are reactivated lunar grid system structures. The morphology of the craters is found to be similar to that of volcanic diatremes. The results, in particular the excellent geometric alignment of the craters along the lines, are seen as attesting a volcanic origin of the linear crater chains.

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