Computer Science
Scientific paper
Mar 1997
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997lpi....28..571h&link_type=abstract
Conference Paper, 28th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, p. 571.
Computer Science
Stratigraphy, Lunar Rocks, Magma, Highlands, Lunar Craters
Scientific paper
To model the mechanisms involved in the transport and eruption of lunar magma, it is important to clarify the characteristics common to many lunar eruptions. We have chosen to analyze initially the discrete mare patches (ponds) that occur in the adjacent highlands rather than the major contiguous maria. Ponds considered good candidates for estimates of single eruptive episodes were found in statistically significant clusters on the lunar limbs and farside. These deposits have been examined and analyzed in terms of area, volume, mode of occurrence, associated features, crustal thickness relationships and composition. These studies have yielded first-order estimates of the typical characteristics of a lunar eruptive episode. Use of these estimates in interpreting magma transport models, however, requires placing these ponds within the proper stratigraphic context. As a first step in this process, we have conducted crater-frequency analyses on several deposits within the Marginis basin.
Head James W.
Hiesinger Harald
Wolf Ursula
Yingst Robin Aileen
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