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Lunar mascon basins - Lava filling, tectonics, and evolution of the lithosphereThe paper extends the study of the relationships among lunar mare filling, mare basin tectonics, and global thermal evolution to the major mascon maria: Imbrium, Crisium, Orientale, Humorum, Nectaris, Smythii, Grimaldi, and Serenitatis. For each of the eight major mascon mare basins on the moon, the paper describes the distribution and history of major mare units, the characteristics and geometry of basin-related tectonic features, the temporal relations between tectonic features and geologic units, the response of the lunar lithosphere to basalt loading as a function of space and time, and the relationship between loading stress and global thermal stress in controlling lunar tectonic history. The principal features of the volcanic, tectonic, and thermal history of the mascon maria are summarized.
Document ID
19800042588
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Solomon, S. C.
(MIT Cambridge, Mass., United States)
Head, J. W.
(Brown University Providence, R.I., United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1980
Publication Information
Publication: Reviews of Geophysics and Space Physics
Volume: 18
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
80A26758
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSR-09-051-001
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7297
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7081
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-40-002-116
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Public
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