Pyroclastic Deposits in Floor-Fractured Craters : A Unique Style or Lunar Basaltic Volcanism?.
- Author:
- Paige, David A.
- Published:
- [2013].
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- 1 electronic document
- Additional Creators:
- Greenhagen, Benjamin T., DonaldsonHanna, Kerri L., Allen, Carlton C., Pieters, Carle M., Kramer, Georgiana Y., Moriarty, Daniel P., and Bennett, Kristen A.
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- The lunar maria were formed by effusive fissure flows of low-viscosity basalt. Regional pyroclastic deposits were formed by deep-sourced fire-fountain eruptions dominated by basaltic glass. Basaltic material is also erupted from small vents within floor-fractured impact craters. These craters are characterized by shallow, flat floors cut by radial, concentric and/or polygonal fractures. Schultz [1] identified and classified over 200 examples. Low albedo pyroclastic deposits originate from depressions along the fractures in many of these craters.
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- Document ID: 20130001895.
JSC-CN-27805.
Lunar and Planetary Science Institute Conference; 18-22 Mar. 2013; The Woodlands, TX; United States. - Terms of Use and Reproduction:
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