Distribution of materials excavated by the lunar crater Bullialdus and implications for the geologic history of the Nubium region

Details Distribution of materials excavated by the lunar crater Bullialdus and implications for the geologic history of the Nubium region Distribution of materials excavated by the lunar crater Bullialdus and implications for the geologic history of the Nubium region

Aug 1994

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Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 110, no. 2, p. 261-274

Mathematics

Logic

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Abundance, Ejecta, Lunar Craters, Lunar Geology, Spectroscopic Analysis, Stratigraphy, Astronomical Models, Image Analysis, Mineralogy, Reflectance, Spectrum Analysis

Scientific paper

Previous spectroscopic studies of the lunar crater Bullialdus, located in the Nubium Basin, indicated an unusual stratigraphy of two gabbroic layers overlying a noritic unit. The possible existence of a layered mafic pluton at Bullialdus was suggested. To investigate the geologic context with more detailed spatial information, charge-coupled device (CCD) images of Bullialdus were obtained using eight filters. A linear mixing model was used to investigate the fractional abundances of spectral end-members chosen from within the multispectral image. Since the reflectance properties of lunar materials over this wavelength range are sensitive to variations in composition and soil maturity, fractional abundance images were used to create a new geologic map of the crater. The spatial relationships of the surface materials confirm the previously inferred stratigraphy, and further reveal the central peaks to exhibit two distinct compositional units: noritic anorthosite and anorthositic norite. Three models for the origin of the observed stratigraphy are considered: Bullialdus has excavated stratigraphic units containing (1) early mare basalt overlying anorthositic-noritic crustal material, (2) part of a layered mafic pluton, and/or (3) part of an impact melt sheet formed by the Nubium Basin impact event.

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