Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Mar 1977
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977rspta.285..549e&link_type=abstract
(Royal Society, Discussion on the Moon - A New Appraisal from Space Missions and Laboratory Analyses, London, England, June 9-12
Mathematics
Logic
Lunar Evolution, Lunar Surface, Selenology, Stratigraphy, Lunar Craters, Meteoritic Damage, Photogeology, Volcanology
Scientific paper
The moon-wide time-stratigraphic sequence is given in order of decreasing relative ages, and materials and events belonging to each stratigraphic system are identified. Systems discussed include pre-Nectarian, Nectarian, Imbrian, Eratosthenian, and Copernican. An attempt is made to correlate the relative time scale based on photogeologic interpretations with reported absolute ages of lunar materials. It is concluded that: (1) the basic principles of stratigraphy can be used to decipher the history and succession of lunar surface materials, (2) stratigraphy should be separated from genetic interpretations of lunar morphological features whenever possible, (3) the relative age scheme based on photogeologic interpretations can be successfully applied to the entire moon, (4) this relative age scheme can be partially calibrated by absolute ages derived from radioactive dating of returned lunar samples, and (5) photogeologic interpretations alone are insufficient for further development of lunar stratigraphy to maturity
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