Topographic-Compositional Units on the Moon and the Early Evolution of the Lunar Crust

The distribution of elevations on the moon determined by Clementine deviates strongly from a normal distribution, suggesting that several geologic processes have influenced the topography. The hypsograms for the near side and far side of the moon are distinctly different, and these differences corre...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Lucey, Paul G., Spudis, Paul D., Zuber, Maria, Smith, David, Malaret, Erick
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1994
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.266.5192.1855
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.266.5192.1855