Origin of lunar light plains

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Aug 1975

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975ugsjr...3..379c&link_type=abstract

U.S. Geological Survey, Journal of Research, vol. 3, July-Aug. 1975, p. 379-392.

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Lunar Evolution, Lunar Maria, Lunar Surface, Selenology, Apollo 16 Flight, Lunar Craters, Lunar Landing Sites, Lunar Rocks, Structural Basins

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In order to determine the origin of Cayley-type lunar light plains, their physical properties, distribution, and relative ages are examined from Apollo orbital and Lunar Orbiter photographs. The distribution and apparent age of the plains deposits and data on highly feldspathic breccias indicate that these superficial materials are neither locally derived nor part of the Imbrium ejecta. The existence of a planar facies of continuous ejecta at Orientale and in the ejecta blankets of small craters is demonstrated. The data and interpretation presented support the hypothesis that the surface and near-surface materials of some light plains, including those at the Apollo 16 site, are at least partly composed of ejecta from the Orientale basin and that the materials of many rugged areas, such as the Descartes highlands, are overlain by similar material. The possibility that some Cayley-type plains may have a different origin is not excluded.

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