Investigation of lunar crustal structure and isostasy. Final technical report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6017781
The lunar mascon basins have strongly free air gravity anomalies, generally exceeding 100 milligals at an elevation of 100 km. The source of the anomalies is a combination of mantle uplift beneath the impact basins and subsequent infilling by high-density mare basalts. The relative contribution of these two components is still somewhat uncertain, although it is generally accepted that the amount of mantle uplift greatly exceeds the thickness of the basalts. Extensive studies have been carried out of the crustal structure of mare basins, based on gravity data, and their tectonic evolution, based on compressive and extensional tectonic features. The present study endeavored to develop a unified, self-consistent model of the lunar crust and lithosphere incorporating both gravity and tectonic constraints.
- Research Organization:
- State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6017781
- Report Number(s):
- N-87-25258; NASA-CR-181071; NAS-1.26:181071
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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