Fresh lunar impact craters - Review of variations with sizeThirty-three morphologic characteristics are reviewed for fresh lunar impact craters wider than 1 km. Bar graphs express the way each characteristic varies with crater size. The features are grouped as crater structure, ejecta, and downhill flow features. Major structural transitions occur at diameters of about 15 and 200 km. Details of the ejecta blanket, which include several kinds of lineations, dunelike ridges, troughs, and lobes, reflect different transport regimes in the ejecta. Some materials at larger craters flowed downhill in lavalike fashion after the ejecta was deposited; the lavalike materials are probably impact melt.
Document ID
19750055474
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Howard, K. A. (U.S. Geological Survey Menlo Park, Calif., United States)