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Crustal heterogeneity of the moon viewed from the Galileo SSI camera: Lunar sample calibrations and compositional implicationsSummaries are given of the spectral calibration, compositional parameters, nearside color, and limb and farside color of the Moon. The farside of the Moon, a large area of lunar crust, is dominated by heavily cratered terrain and basin deposits that represent the products of the first half billion years of crustal evolution. Continuing analysis of the returned lunar samples suggest a magma ocean and/or serial magmatism model for evolution of the primordial lunar crust. However, testing either hypothesis requires compositional information about the crustal stratigraphy and lateral heterogeneity. Resolution of this important planetary science issue is dependent on additional data. New Galileo multispectral images indicate previously unknown local and regional compositional diversity of the farside crust. Future analysis will focus on individual features and a more detailed assessment of crustal stratigraphy and heterogeneity.
Document ID
19920001590
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Pieters, Carle M. (Brown Univ. Providence, RI., United States)
Belton, M. (Kitt Peak National Observatory Tucson, AZ., United States)
Becker, T. (Geological Survey Flagstaff, AZ., United States)
Carr, M. H. (Geological Survey Menlo Park, CA., United States)
Chapmann, C. (Planetary Science Inst. Pasadena, CA., United States)
Fanale, F. P. (Hawaii Univ. Honolulu., United States)
Fischer, Erich M. (Brown Univ. Providence, RI., United States)
Gaddis, L. (Geological Survey Flagstaff, AZ., United States)
Greeley, Ronald (Arizona State Univ. Tempe., United States)
Greenberg, R. (Arizona Univ. Tucson., United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: NASA, Washington, Reports of Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program, 1990
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
92N10808
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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