Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 1980
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980mmsai..51..359p&link_type=abstract
Società Astronomica Italiana, Memorie, vol. 51, June 1980, p. 359-377.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Craters, Ganymede, Satellite Surfaces, Space Exploration, Spaceborne Photography, Structural Properties (Geology), Callisto, Statistical Analysis, Voyager 1 Spacecraft, Voyager 2 Spacecraft
Scientific paper
Differences between the distributions of ray systems on Ganymede and Callisto are studied by means of a statistical analysis of the rayed-crater population of Ganymede. Some 75 bright-rayed and dark-rayed craters identified on Voyager imagery of Ganymede are used as the data base, plots of crater radius vs. ray length/crater radius ratio are examined, and several crater radius/ray length distributions are examined. It is concluded that: (1) the differences between the bright-rayed crater populations of Ganymede and Callisto are related to differences in the composition and/or structure of the upper crusts of the two satellites; (2) the old cratered terrain of Ganymede may be similar to the crust of Callisto, and (3) very bright long-rayed craters on Ganymede originate mostly in the grooved terrain.
Poscolieri M.
Schultz Peter H.
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