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Maria Zuber.
Clark, Madeline E
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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2012
2012
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114351
1028978951
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 2012.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (page 33).
Using altimetry data from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA), the depths and diameters of 1429 simple craters in six different lunar maria units were measured, The analysis utilized a Graphical User Interface that was developed to access the LOLA data base and measure crater depth and diameter.The craters were compared to a published trend of depth/diameter relationships for fresh craters by Pike. By and large, the measured craters were shallower than the fresh crater trend. The pattern of shallowing did not correlate with the age of maria units, indicating a complex pattern of basin degradation.
by Madeline E. Clark.
S.B.
33 pages
eng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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