Morphometry of Basins on the Moon: New Results from Clementine Laser Altimetry

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Mar 1996

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996lpi....27.1253s&link_type=abstract

Lunar and Planetary Science, volume 27, page 1253

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Basins, Depths, Lava Flooding, Moon, Morphometry

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The laser altimeter on the Clementine mission provided us with topographic information on the shape and dimensions of large, multi-ring basins on the Moon. Until now, only partial data were available for depths and rim heights of these large structures and volumes could only be crudely estimated. With the new global Clementine data, we can collect information to compare the dimensions of basins with similar parameters of the large craters of the Moon. Initial results suggest that basin depths and volumes follow and extend the morphometric trends seen for large craters on the Moon. Several basins are filled to depths of several kilometers with mare basalt. No correlation is seen between basin rim height and any other parameter, including relative age, suggesting that attempts to relatively date basins through this technique are not valid.

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