Terrestrial analogues for lunar impact melt flows

• Published in: Icarus
• Main Authors: Neish, C. D., Hamilton, C. W., Hughes, S. S., Nawotniak, S. Kobs, Garry, W. B., Skok, J. R., Elphic, R. C., Schaefer, E., Carter, L. M., Bandfield, J. L., Osinski, G. R., Lim, D., Heldmann, J. L.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: LSU Digital Commons 2017
• Subjects: Earth; Impact processes; Moon; surface; Radar observations; Volcanism; Holuhraun; Iceland
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/geo_pubs/1853; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2016.08.008

Lunar impact melt deposits have unique physical properties. They have among the highest observed radar returns at S-Band (12.6 cm wavelength), implying that they are rough at the decimeter scale. However, they are also observed in high-resolution optical imagery to be quite smooth at the meter scale...