New Paper on Lunar Impact Cratering History Saturday, September 18, 2010 4:27 AM

New Paper on Lunar Impact Cratering History

Saturday, September 18, 2010 4:27 AM

by Paul H.

The Hole Thing: Lunar Topographic Map Provides Rich
Record of Impacts on the Moon: Laser altimetry data from
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter have provided a
comprehensive look at the cratering history of the inner
solar system, National Geographic, spet. 16, 2010.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=lro-moon-craters

The paper is:

Head, J. W., III, C. I. Fassett, S. J. Kadish, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber,
G. A. Neumann, and E. Mazarico, 2010, Global Distribution
of Large Lunar Craters: Implications for Resurfacing and
Impactor Populations. Science. vol. 329, no. 5998,
pp. 1504-1506. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1195050]
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/329/5998/1504

Other Papers:

Greenhagen, B. T., P. G. Lucey, M. B. Wyatt, T. D. Glotch,
C. C. Allen, J. A. Arnold, J. L. Bandfield, N. E. Bowles, K. L.
D. Hanna, P. O. Hayne, E. Song, I. R. Thomas, and D. A.
Paige, 2010, Global Silicate Mineralogy of the Moon
from the Diviner Lunar Radiometer. Science. vol. 329,
no. 5998, pp. 1507-1509. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1192196]
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/sci;329/5998/1507

Glotch, T. D. P. G. Lucey, J. L. Bandfield, B. T. Greenhagen,
I. R. Thomas, R. C. Elphic, N. Bowles, M. B. Wyatt, C. C.
Allen, K. L. D. Hanna, and D. A. Paige, 2010, Highly Silicic
Compositions on the Moon. Science. vol. 329, no. 5998,
pp. 1510-1513. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1192148]
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/sci;329/5998/1510

Yours,

Paul H.