Density Structure of the Von Kármán Crater in the Northwestern South Pole-Aitken Basin: Initial Subsurface Interpretation of the Chang’E-4 Landing Site Region
International audience The Von Kármán Crater, within the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin, is the landing site of China's Chang'E-4 mission. To complement the in situ exploration mission and provide initial subsurface interpretation, we applied a 3D density inversion using the Gravity Recover...
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ftunivpolynesief:oai:HAL:hal-03155669v1 2023-11-12T04:26:18+01:00 Density Structure of the Von Kármán Crater in the Northwestern South Pole-Aitken Basin: Initial Subsurface Interpretation of the Chang’E-4 Landing Site Region Chisenga, Chikondi Yan, Jianguo Zhao, Jiannan Deng, Qingyun Barriot, Jean-Pierre Wuhan University China Malawi University of Science and Technology China University of Geosciences Wuhan (CUG) Géopôle du Pacifique Sud (GePaSUD) Université de la Polynésie Française (UPF) 2019 https://hal.science/hal-03155669 https://hal.science/hal-03155669/document https://hal.science/hal-03155669/file/JP%20Barriot,%20Density%20Structure%20of%20the%20Von%20K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n%20CRATER.pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/s19204445 en eng HAL CCSD MDPI info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/s19204445 hal-03155669 https://hal.science/hal-03155669 https://hal.science/hal-03155669/document https://hal.science/hal-03155669/file/JP%20Barriot,%20Density%20Structure%20of%20the%20Von%20K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n%20CRATER.pdf doi:10.3390/s19204445 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 1424-8220 Sensors https://hal.science/hal-03155669 Sensors, 2019, 19 (20), pp.4445. ⟨10.3390/s19204445⟩ Von Kármán Crater density structure gravity inversion Chang'E-4 mission [SDU.ASTR.EP]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Earth and Planetary Astrophysics [astro-ph.EP] info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2019 ftunivpolynesief https://doi.org/10.3390/s19204445 2023-10-13T09:18:55Z International audience The Von Kármán Crater, within the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin, is the landing site of China's Chang'E-4 mission. To complement the in situ exploration mission and provide initial subsurface interpretation, we applied a 3D density inversion using the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) gravity data. We constrain our inversion method using known geological and geophysical lunar parameters to reduce the non-uniqueness associated with gravity inversion. The 3D density models reveal vertical and lateral density variations, 2600-3200 kg/m 3 , assigned to the changing porosity beneath the Von Kármán Crater. We also identify two mass excess anomalies in the crust with a steep density contrast of 150 kg/m 3 , which were suggested to have been caused by multiple impact cratering. The anomalies from recovered near surface density models, together with the gravity derivative maps extending to the lower crust, are consistent with surface geological manifestation of excavated mantle materials from remote sensing studies. Therefore, we suggest that the density distribution of the Von Kármán Crater indicates multiple episodes of impact cratering that resulted in formation and destruction of ancient craters, with crustal reworking and excavation of mantle materials. Article in Journal/Newspaper South pole Université de la Polynésie française (upf): HAL Aitken ENVELOPE(-44.516,-44.516,-60.733,-60.733) South Pole The Landing ENVELOPE(-45.689,-45.689,-60.733,-60.733) Sensors 19 20 4445 |
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Von Kármán Crater density structure gravity inversion Chang'E-4 mission [SDU.ASTR.EP]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Earth and Planetary Astrophysics [astro-ph.EP] Chisenga, Chikondi Yan, Jianguo Zhao, Jiannan Deng, Qingyun Barriot, Jean-Pierre Density Structure of the Von Kármán Crater in the Northwestern South Pole-Aitken Basin: Initial Subsurface Interpretation of the Chang’E-4 Landing Site Region |
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International audience The Von Kármán Crater, within the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin, is the landing site of China's Chang'E-4 mission. To complement the in situ exploration mission and provide initial subsurface interpretation, we applied a 3D density inversion using the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) gravity data. We constrain our inversion method using known geological and geophysical lunar parameters to reduce the non-uniqueness associated with gravity inversion. The 3D density models reveal vertical and lateral density variations, 2600-3200 kg/m 3 , assigned to the changing porosity beneath the Von Kármán Crater. We also identify two mass excess anomalies in the crust with a steep density contrast of 150 kg/m 3 , which were suggested to have been caused by multiple impact cratering. The anomalies from recovered near surface density models, together with the gravity derivative maps extending to the lower crust, are consistent with surface geological manifestation of excavated mantle materials from remote sensing studies. Therefore, we suggest that the density distribution of the Von Kármán Crater indicates multiple episodes of impact cratering that resulted in formation and destruction of ancient craters, with crustal reworking and excavation of mantle materials. |
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Density Structure of the Von Kármán Crater in the Northwestern South Pole-Aitken Basin: Initial Subsurface Interpretation of the Chang’E-4 Landing Site Region |
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Density Structure of the Von Kármán Crater in the Northwestern South Pole-Aitken Basin: Initial Subsurface Interpretation of the Chang’E-4 Landing Site Region |
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Density Structure of the Von Kármán Crater in the Northwestern South Pole-Aitken Basin: Initial Subsurface Interpretation of the Chang’E-4 Landing Site Region |
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Density Structure of the Von Kármán Crater in the Northwestern South Pole-Aitken Basin: Initial Subsurface Interpretation of the Chang’E-4 Landing Site Region |
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Density Structure of the Von Kármán Crater in the Northwestern South Pole-Aitken Basin: Initial Subsurface Interpretation of the Chang’E-4 Landing Site Region |
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density structure of the von kármán crater in the northwestern south pole-aitken basin: initial subsurface interpretation of the chang’e-4 landing site region |
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ISSN: 1424-8220 Sensors https://hal.science/hal-03155669 Sensors, 2019, 19 (20), pp.4445. ⟨10.3390/s19204445⟩ |
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