A South Pole–Aitken impact origin of the lunar compositional asymmetry
The formation of the largest and most ancient lunar impact basin, South Pole–Aitken (SPA), was a defining event in the Moon's evolution. Using numerical simulations, we show that widespread mantle heating from the SPA impact can catalyze the formation of the long-lived nearside-farside lunar as...
Published in: | Science Advances |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
2022
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11753/1794 https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abm8475 |