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Remote sensing and geologic studies of the schiller-schickard region of the moon
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Blewett, David T. Spudis, Paul D. Jaumann, Ralf Lucey, Paul G. Taylor, G. Jeffrey Hawke, B. Ray |
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Description | Near-infrared reflectance spectra, multispectral images, and photogeologic data for the Schiller-Schickard (SS) region were obtained and analyzed in order to determine the composition and origin of a variety of geologic units. These include light plains deposits, Orientale-related deposits, mare units, and dark-haloed impact craters (DHCs). Spectral data indicate that the pre-Orientale highland surface was dominated by noritic anorthosite. Near-IR spectra show that DHCs in the region have excavated ancient (greater than 3.8 Ga) mare basalts from beneath highland-bearing material emplaced by the Orientale impact. Ancient mare basalts were widespread in the SS region prior to the Orientale event, and their distribution appears to have been controlled by the presence of several old impact basins, including the Schiller-Zucchius basin and a basin previously unrecognized. Both near-IR spectra and multispectral images indicate that light plains and other Orientale-related units in the SS region contain major amounts of local, pre-Orientale mare basalt. The amounts of local material in these deposits approach, but seldom exceed, the maximum values predicted by the local mixing hypothesis of Oberbeck and co-workers. |
| File Size | 1637498 |
| Page Count | 18 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19970022970 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6zw6cq1t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1995-08-25 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Exploration Deposits Structural Basins Lunar Geology Photogeology Images Infrared Spectra Remote Sensing Near Infrared Radiation Lunar Maria Craters Spectrum Analysis Basalt Anorthosite Reflectance Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |