Possible Mafic Patches in Scott Crater Highlight the Need for Resource Exploration on the Lunar South Polar Region

Possible areas of mafic material on the rim and floor of Scott crater (82.1 deg S, 48.5 deg E) are suggested by analysis of shadow-masked Clementine false-color-ratio images. Mafic materials common in mare and pyroclastic materials can produce more oxygen than can highlands materials, and mafic mate...

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Main Author: Cooper, Bonnie L.
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Published: 2007
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Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration
South Pole
South pole
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20070014474
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spelling ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:20070014474 2023-05-15T18:22:11+02:00 Possible Mafic Patches in Scott Crater Highlight the Need for Resource Exploration on the Lunar South Polar Region Cooper, Bonnie L. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available [2007] application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20070014474 unknown Document ID: 20070014474 http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20070014474 No Copyright CASI Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter High Resolution Image; 3-5 May 2007; Houston, TX; United States 2007 ftnasantrs 2019-07-21T01:41:00Z Possible areas of mafic material on the rim and floor of Scott crater (82.1 deg S, 48.5 deg E) are suggested by analysis of shadow-masked Clementine false-color-ratio images. Mafic materials common in mare and pyroclastic materials can produce more oxygen than can highlands materials, and mafic materials close to the south pole may be important for propellant production for a future lunar mission. If the dark patches are confirmed as mafic materials, this finding would suggest that other mafic patches may exist, even closer to the poles, which were originally mapped as purely anorthositic. Other/Unknown Material South pole NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) South Pole
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Possible Mafic Patches in Scott Crater Highlight the Need for Resource Exploration on the Lunar South Polar Region
topic_facet Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration
description Possible areas of mafic material on the rim and floor of Scott crater (82.1 deg S, 48.5 deg E) are suggested by analysis of shadow-masked Clementine false-color-ratio images. Mafic materials common in mare and pyroclastic materials can produce more oxygen than can highlands materials, and mafic materials close to the south pole may be important for propellant production for a future lunar mission. If the dark patches are confirmed as mafic materials, this finding would suggest that other mafic patches may exist, even closer to the poles, which were originally mapped as purely anorthositic.
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author Cooper, Bonnie L.
author_facet Cooper, Bonnie L.
author_sort Cooper, Bonnie L.
title Possible Mafic Patches in Scott Crater Highlight the Need for Resource Exploration on the Lunar South Polar Region
title_short Possible Mafic Patches in Scott Crater Highlight the Need for Resource Exploration on the Lunar South Polar Region
title_full Possible Mafic Patches in Scott Crater Highlight the Need for Resource Exploration on the Lunar South Polar Region
title_fullStr Possible Mafic Patches in Scott Crater Highlight the Need for Resource Exploration on the Lunar South Polar Region
title_full_unstemmed Possible Mafic Patches in Scott Crater Highlight the Need for Resource Exploration on the Lunar South Polar Region
title_sort possible mafic patches in scott crater highlight the need for resource exploration on the lunar south polar region
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