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Scientific paper
Apr 1976
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976lpsc....7.1031m&link_type=abstract
In: Lunar Science Conference, 7th, Houston, Tex., March 15-19, 1976, Proceedings. Volume 1. (A77-34651 15-91) New York, Pergamon
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Lunar Craters, Lunar Rocks, Meteorite Craters, Micrometeoroids, Albedo, Optical Polarization, Optical Properties, Size Determination, Solar Activity Effects, Solar Flares, Statistical Distributions, Surface Geometry
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The size distribution of microcraters has been studied on samples 12063,46; 60015,37; and 61016,23. Comparison with crater counts made by others on the same rocks has been made; the data are consistent with solar-flare track exposure ages. Measurements of the microcrater central pit diameter (D) and depth (P) with respect to the lip of the central pit in the diameter range from 30 to 500 microns show a peak in the P/D ratio distribution around 0.5, thus implying an average density of 3 g/cu cm for micrometeoroids. Attempts have been made to correlate the surface microstructure of lunar rocks with their optical properties (albedo, polarization). Preliminary results show that the albedo increases with microcrater number density and that polarization data for a heavily cratered surface and a regolithic surface appear to be similar.
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