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Moonquakes and lunar tectonism.Review of the major discoveries that have resulted to date from the analysis of seismic data from a network of geophysical stations on the moon. It is found that lunar seismic signals differ greatly from typical terrestrial seismic signals; the moon possesses a crust and a mantle, at least in the region of the Apollo 12 and 14 stations; natural lunar events detected by the Apollo seismic network are moonquakes and meteoroid impacts; and in addition to the repeating moonquakes, moonquake 'swarms' have been discovered.
Document ID
19720052617
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Latham, G.
Ewing, M.
Dorman, J.
Lammlein, D.
(Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory Palisades, N.Y., United States)
Press, F.
Toksoz, N.
(MIT Cambridge, Mass., United States)
Sutton, G.
Duennebier, F.
(Hawaii, University Honolulu, Hawaii, United States)
Nakamura, Y.
(General Dynamics Corp. Fort Worth, Tex., United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1972
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Accession Number
72A36283
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-22-009-123
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS9-5957
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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