A new technique for estimating the thickness of mare basalts in Imbrium Basin

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Thomson, Bradley J ^a   Grosfils, Eric B ^b   Bussey, D Ben J ^a   Spudis, Paul D ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEMENTINE; IMPACT CRATERS; LAVA FLOWS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; THICKNESS VALUE;

THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

BASALT;

CRATER; LAVA FLOW; MARE BASALT; MOON; SATELLITE MISSION; SPATIAL VARIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VOLCANISM;

CITRUS RETICULATA;

EID: 68749120652     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL037600     Document Type: Article

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