Lunar cratering chronology: Statistical fluctuation of crater production frequency and its effect on age determination

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 265-270

  Morota, Tomokatsu ^a   Haruyama, Jun'ichi ^a   Honda, Chikatoshi ^a   Yokota, Yasuhiro ^a   Ohtake, Makiko ^a   Ogawa, Yoshiko ^b   Matsunaga, Tsuneo ^b  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crater size frequency distribution; Cratering chronology; Moon; Statistical fluctuation

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CHRONOLOGY; CRATER; FREQUENCY-MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION; LUNAR CRUST; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MOON; PLANETARY SURFACE;

EID: 46849120193     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352790     Document Type: Article

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