Characterization of lunar swirls at Mare Ingenii: A model for space weathering at magnetic anomalies

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Kramer, Georgiana Y ^a,b   Combe, Jean Philippe ^a   Harnett, Erika M ^c   Hawke, Bernard Ray ^d   Noble, Sarah K ^e   Blewett, David T ^f   McCord, Thomas B ^a   Giguere, Thomas A ^d,g  

^a Bear Fight Institute   (United States)

^b LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^g Intergraph Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; DEPOSITION; IRON; LUNAR SOIL; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MAGNETIC FIELD; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; WEATHERING;

CITRUS RETICULATA;

EID: 79955544673     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JE003669     Document Type: Article

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