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Mascons - A two-body solutionIt is demonstrated that the mascon gravity anomalies are not produced simply by the occurrence of a superisostatic fill in mare basins. The fill alone is too thin to account for the large positive anomalies observed. The mascon anomaly can be explained if it is assumed that the mass excess occurs in two bodies rather than in a single body. The structure model discussed accounts for the gravity field so far observed at several heights over the central part of Mare Serenitatis.
Document ID
19760033139
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Bowin, C.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Simon, B.
(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, Mass., United States)
Wollenhaupt, W. R.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, Tex., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
December 10, 1975
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 80
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
76A16105
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS9-12563
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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