Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Mar 1996
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996lpi....27..411g&link_type=abstract
Lunar and Planetary Science, volume 27, page 411
Mathematics
Logic
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Geographic Information System, Iron Oxide, Light Plains, Titanium Dioxide
Scientific paper
We are applying Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to assemble a variety of lunar data types into one integrated database. The resulting combination of data will allow us to examine lunar geologic issues from a completely new perspective. To show the utility of GIS, we investigated the light plains deposits found on 4-7% of the nearside. The nature and origin of light plains have been a long-standing problem in lunar geology. Ideas for their origin include: true volcanic light plains, plains containing much impact melt, and emplacement of ejecta from basin-forming impacts. We made a spatial comparison between FeO and TiO2 derived from multispectral data acquired during the Galileo lunar flyby and digitized areas of light plains in their currently accepted locations. The chemical database provides an additional criteria for classifying the light plains regions. We have found that there are large variations in the FeO and TiO2 contents of the light plains. These units vary from relatively low FeO (6-8 wt.%) and low TiO2 (0.1 wt.%) to relatively high FeO (11-14 wt.%) and TiO2 (0.7-1.5 wt.%).
Blewett Dave T.
Giguere Thomas A.
Hawke Bernard Ray
Jeffrey Taylor G.
Lucey Paul G.
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