Gravity models for lunar mascon basins - Distribution and thickness of mare basalts and basin ejecta

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Mar 1997

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997lpi....28..721k&link_type=abstract

Conference Paper, 28th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, p. 721.

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Gravitation, Lunar Surface, Basalt, Ejecta, Gravity Anomalies, Mascons, Lunar Orbiter, Clementine Spacecraft

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Lunar mascons are regions of positive gravity anomalies over topographic basins. First discovered by Doppler tracking, mascons are among the most prominent features in the lunar gravity field. Mascons are found at many of the near-side, circular mare basins, including Crisium, Humorum, Imbrium, Nectaris, Orientale, and Serenitatis. Acquisition of new, high resolution gravity and topography data sets by the Clementine spacecraft allows a new look at the mass distributions that produce these gravity anomalies. Building on prior work, I examine the distribution and thickness of mare basalts and of basin ejecta implied by these gravity anomalies.

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