Confirmation of sublunarean voids and thin layering in mare deposits

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 18-27

  Robinson, M S ^a   Ashley, J W ^a   Boyd, A K ^a   Wagner, R V ^a   Speyerer, E J ^a   Ray Hawke, B ^b   Hiesinger, H ^c,d   Van Der Bogert, C H ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow; Impact melt; Moon; Pit; Shelter; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

DOWNSLOPE; FLOW; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE; IMPACT CRATERS; IMPACT MELT; LOOSE MATERIALS; LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITERS; MULTIPLE LAYERS; OBLIQUE VIEW; PIT; ROBOTIC EXPLORATIONS; SUBSURFACE VOIDS; THIN LAYERING; VOLCANISM;

BASALT; MOON; SHELTERS (FROM ATTACK); STRATIGRAPHY;

DEPOSITS;

EID: 84863981403     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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