| タイトル | Stratigraphy, Sequence, and Crater Populations of Lunar Impact Basins from Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) Data: Implications for the Late Heavy Bombardment |
| 本文（外部サイト） | http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20120009937 |
| 著者（英） | Neumann, G. A.; Smith, D. E.; Mazarico, E.; Zuber, M. T.; Fassett, C. I.; Kadish, S. J.; Head, J. W. |
| 著者所属（英） | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| 発行日 | 2012-02-01 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | New measurements of the topography of the Moon from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA)[1] provide an excellent base-map for analyzing the large crater population (D.20 km)of the lunar surface [2, 3]. We have recently used this data to calculate crater size-frequency distributions (CSFD) for 30 lunar impact basins, which have implications for their stratigraphy and sequence. These data provide an avenue for assessing the timing of the transitions between distinct crater populations characteristic of ancient and young lunar terrains, which has been linked to the late heavy bombardment (LHB). We also use LOLA data to re-examine relative stratigraphic relationships between key lunar basins. |
| NASA分類 | Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration |
| レポートNO | GSFC.CP.00116.2012 |
| 権利 | Copyright, Distribution as joint owner in the copyright |
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