Simulated degradation of lunar impact craters and a new method for age dating farside mare deposits

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E8, 2000, Pages 20387-20401

  Craddock, Robert A ^a,b   Howard, Alan D ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CRATER; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MARE BASALT; MOON;

EID: 17544383216     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001099     Document Type: Article

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