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A Description of the Crater Tsiolkovsky on the Lunar Far Side
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In this paper, a review of certain lunar features with specific regard to those found in the crater Tsiolkovsky is presented, with a focus on the impact of gravity on the terrain.Abstract:
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Lunar Mare Domes: Classification and Modes of Origin
James W. Head,Ann Gifford +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors classified mare domes according to morphologic and morphometric (primarily diameter) characteristics, and consideration is given to their origin and role in lunar surface processes.
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Differential melt scaling for oblique impacts on terrestrial planets
TL;DR: In this article, the melt volumes produced by a given projectile and contained in a given impact crater are derived as a function of impact velocity, impact angle, planetary gravity, target and projectile densities, and specific internal energy of melting.
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The Tsiolkovskiy crater landslide, the moon: An LROC view
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that the lobate flow feature that extends ~72 km outward from the western rim of Tsiolkovskiy crater is a long runout landslide, which is unique on the Moon and is a result of a combination of several geometric factors (e.g., its location relative to Fermi crater).
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Age dating of mare in the lunar crater Tsiolkovsky by crater-counting method
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarized some basic age dating of a portion of the lunar surface, namely the mare in the crater Tsiolkovsky on the lunar far side.
Differential Melt Scaling for Oblique Impacts on Terrestrial Planets
TL;DR: In this paper, an analytical estimate of the melt volumes produced by a given projectile and contained in a given impact crater are derived as a function of impact velocity, impact angle, planetary gravity, target and projectile densities, and specific internal energy of melting.
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Vertical movement in mare basins: Relation to mare emplacement, basin tectonics, and lunar thermal history
Sean C. Solomon,James W. Head +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a hypothesis that the spatial and temporal distributions of linear rilles and mare ridges in the mare regions of the moon are the products of two superposed stress systems: a local stress due to lithospheric loading by basalt fill in mare basin, and a global thermal stress associated with the thermal history of the lunar interior.
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Floor-Fractured Lunar Craters
TL;DR: In this paper, a model of floor uplift is proposed, where the buoyed floor thickness is consistent with the inferred depth of brecciation beneath impact craters, a zone interpreted as a trap for the intruding magma.
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Beginning and end of lunar mare volcanism
Peter H. Schultz,Paul D. Spudis +1 more
TL;DR: The distribution and characteristics of early phases of mare vulcanism on the moon are discussed in this article, where it is concluded that the moon featured two periods of igneous activity, the last happening at 1000 Myr BP, and beginning 4300 BP.