Gruithuisen Domes Region: A Candidate for a Large Extended Lunar Nonmare Volcanism Unit

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Gruithuisen Domes, Reflectance Spectroscopy, Volcanism: Lunar

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While the lunar mare volcanism appears to be relatively well documented, little is known about the emplacement of lunar nonmare volcanic geologic units before and during the period of mare volcanism. As it is for the mare volcanism, the existence of nonmare volcanism has equally major implications for the thermal history and crustal evolution of the Moon. Small lunar areas known as red spots may represent good candidates for such nonmare volcanic geologic units predating or contemporaneous of the period of mare volcanism. These anomalous areas are primarily characterized by a relatively high albedo and a strong absorption in the UV relative to the visible. They are located in a variety of geological settings, exhibit a wide range of morphologies (domes, smooth plains units, rugged highland patches), and show some spectral variations interpreted as differences in composition. Many red spots are embayed by younger mare deposits, suggesting that they have originally covered a greater proportion of the lunar surface.

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