Topography of sinuous rilles in the Harbinger Mountains region of the moon

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Mar 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977moon...16..221s&link_type=abstract

The Moon, vol. 16, Mar. 1977, p. 221-229.

Physics

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Lunar Evolution, Lunar Topography, Valleys, Basalt, Lava, Lunar Maria, Orography, Photogeology

Scientific paper

Five sinuous rilles in mare basalts in the Harbinger Mountains region of the moon are described. Rille length ranges from 12 to 79 km, width from 0.8 to 4.8 km, and depth from 100 to 300 m. The rilles appear to become shallower to the north, while the southern ends are characterized by circular-to-elongate depressions that occur on a 30-km-in-diameter dome of probable volcanic origin. Longitudinal profiles show that the rille floors have a northward slope of less than one deg, consistent with the general slope of the surrounding mare surface. Structural studies indicate that slope, rather than the regional structural pattern, is the dominant factor controlling rill direction. Topographic data support the theory that the rilles were formed as lave channels or tubes.

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