Computer Science
Scientific paper
Mar 1997
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997lpi....28..987m&link_type=abstract
Conference Paper, 28th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, p. 987.
Computer Science
Lunar Crust, Stratigraphy, Clementine Spacecraft, Satellite Imagery, Iron Oxides, Terrain, Highlands
Scientific paper
The Apollo and Korolev basins on the lunar far side offer an opportunity to examine the stratigraphy of the lunar crust. The pre-Nectarian, 505 km diameter Apollo Basin, located in the northeast quadrant of the South Pole-Aitken Basin (SPA) apparently excavated rocks from the lower lunar crust-upper mantle. The floor of the SPA has elevations of -6 to -8 km below the mean lunar datum in the Apollo area (centered at 36 S, 151 W). Apollo would have excavated SPA ejecta and underlying material, bringing up rocks from depths as great as 30 km. In contrast, the 404 km Korolev event (centered at 5 S and 157 W) 900 km due north of the Apollo basin, excavated material from the region of thickest lunar crust and highest elevation, 2-3 km above the mean lunar datum, perhaps exposing rocks from as deep as 10 to 12 km. Comparison of the two will help to determine the stratigraphy and structure of the crust.
Bussey Ben J. D.
Morrison Donald A.
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