Statistics – Computation
Scientific paper
May 1984
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984apg..book..172s&link_type=abstract
In NASA, Washington Advan. in Planetary Geol. p 172-179 (SEE N84-25567 15-91)
Statistics
Computation
Chronology, Cratering, Craters, Density (Number/Volume), Comparison, Computation, Geology, Natural Satellites, Planets
Scientific paper
The standard method of crater counting presently employed permits determination of the relative ages of areal geologic features on cratered planets and satellites. A new method is presented which calculates the areal density of the craters superposed upon linear features. The method produces an effective synthetic area around the linear feature for each crater bin size, permitting the line counts to be compared directly with standard area counts. The shape of the synthetic area produced by the method is an oval, with the calculation of this area for each in being dependent on the median crater size for that bin, as well as the length and width of the linear feature. Incorporated into the method's equation is a factor to normalize the count to one million square kilometers for each bin. Because of the dependence of the method on the crater sizes, the largest possible number of bins should be counted for the method to be the most effective.
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