NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
Stratigraphy and structural evolution of southern Mare Serenitatis - A reinterpretation based on Apollo Lunar Sounder Experiment dataTwo subsurface reflecting horizons have been detected by the Apollo Lunar Sounder Experiment (ALSE) in the southern Mare Serenitatis which appear to be regolith layers more than 2 m thick, and are correlated with major stratigraphic boundaries in the southeastern Mare Serenitatis. The present stratigraphic boundaries in the southeastern Mare Serenitatis. The present analysis implies that the lower horizon represents the interface between the earliest mare unit and the modified Serenitatis basin material below. The depth of volcanic fill within Serenitatis is highly variable, with an average thickness of mare basalts under the ALSE ground track of 1.6 km. Comparisons with the Orientale basin topography suggests that a major increaae in load thickness could occur a few km basinward of the innermost extent of the traverse. The history of volcanic infilling of Mare Serenitatis was characterized by three major episodes of volcanism.
Document ID
19830039022
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Sharpton, V. L.
(Brown Univ. Providence, RI, United States)
Head, J. W., III
(Brown University Providence, RI, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
December 10, 1983
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 87
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
83A20240
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-40-002-088
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

Available Downloads

There are no available downloads for this record.
No Preview Available