Titanium estimates of the central peaks of lunar craters: Implications for sub-surface lithology of moon

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Jul 2008

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Advances in Space Research, Volume 42, Issue 2, p. 281-284.

Physics

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Central peaks of 24 lunar craters, having mafic rocks, were studied to estimate their average titanium content and infer the nature of the subsurface lithologies. Titanium contents were derived from Clementine UV Vis data (415, 750 nm) following the approach of Lucey et al. [Lucey, P.G., Blewett, D.T. and Jolliff, B.L., Lunar iron and titanium abundance algorithms based on final processing of Clementine ultraviolet visible images, J. Geophys. Res.106 (E8), 20297 20,305, 2000]. TiO2 content exceeding 1 wt% suggests presence of mantle derived mafic sub-surface rock types (plutonic/volcanic) within the central peaks. Even though, the algorithm used for deriving titanium content is susceptible to variation in topography and sun angle, especially at higher latitudes, careful selection and analyses of data for regions within the central peaks revealed compositional heterogeneities. The results indicate a preponderance of mafic lithologies with low TiO2 content (<1 wt%) in the central peaks of lunar craters populating the equatorial region. Average titanium content of central peaks can serve as a useful tracer for distinguishing mantle derived mafic subsurface lithologies from those formed during global magma ocean episode.

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