Crater degradation on the lunar maria: Topographic diffusion and the rate of erosion on the Moon

Landscape evolution on the Moon is dominated by impact cratering in the post‐maria period. In this study, we mapped 800 m to 5 km diameter craters on >30% of the lunar maria and extracted their topographic profiles from digital terrain models created using the Kaguya Terrain Camera. We then chara...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of geophysical research. Planets 2014-10, Vol.119 (10), p.2255-2271
Hauptverfasser:	Fassett, Caleb I., Thomson, Bradley J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Craters Degradation Diffusion Diffusivity erosion Erosion rates impact craters Mathematical models Moon Terrain Topography
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