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Moon - 'Ghost' craters formed during Mare filling.This paper discusses formation of 'pathological' cases of crater morphology due to interaction of craters with molten lavas. Terrestrial observations of such a process are discussed. In lunar maria, a number of small impact craters (D less than 10 km) may have been covered by thin layers of fluid lavas, or formed in molten lava. Some specific lunar examples are discussed, including unusual shallow rings resembling experimental craters deformed by isostatic filling.
Document ID
19730050944
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Cruikshank, D. P.
(Hawaii, University Honolulu, Hawaii, United States)
Hartmann, W. K.
(Planetary Science Institute Tucson, Ariz., United States)
Wood, C. A.
(Arizona, University Tucson, Ariz., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1973
Publication Information
Publication: The Moon
Volume: 7
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Accession Number
73A35746
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-12-001-083
Distribution Limits
Public
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