Lunar impact features and processes
GR Osinski, HJ Melosh… - … in Mineralogy and …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
This chapter is dedicated to H. Jay Melosh who tragically passed away during this endeavor.
From his earliest publications on the concept of acoustic fluidization, to the publication of his …
From his earliest publications on the concept of acoustic fluidization, to the publication of his …
Igneous rocks formed by hypervelocity impact
Igneous rocks are the primary building blocks of planetary crusts. Most igneous rocks
originate via decompression melting and/or wet melting of protolith lithologies within …
originate via decompression melting and/or wet melting of protolith lithologies within …
Chandrayaan-2 dual-frequency synthetic aperture radar (DFSAR): Performance characterization and initial results
Abstract The Dual-Frequency synthetic aperture radar (DFSAR) system manifested on the
Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft represents a significant step forward in radar exploration of solid …
Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft represents a significant step forward in radar exploration of solid …
Bistatic radar observations of the Moon using Mini-RF on LRO and the Arecibo Observatory
GW Patterson, AM Stickle, FS Turner, JR Jensen… - Icarus, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Miniature Radio Frequency (Mini-RF) instrument aboard NASA's Lunar
Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a hybrid dual-polarized synthetic aperture radar (SAR) that …
Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a hybrid dual-polarized synthetic aperture radar (SAR) that …
Distal ejecta from lunar impacts: Extensive regions of rocky deposits
Abstract Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Diviner Radiometer, Mini-RF, and LRO
Camera data were used to identify and characterize rocky lunar deposits that appear well …
Camera data were used to identify and characterize rocky lunar deposits that appear well …
Analysis of rock abundance on lunar surface and near-surface using Mini-RF SAR data
Y Gao, F Zhao, W Hou, Y Han, M Liu… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (SAR) provides an effective way to understand the
physical properties of planetary surfaces. Rocks are the products of specific geological …
physical properties of planetary surfaces. Rocks are the products of specific geological …
Occurrence and mechanisms of impact melt emplacement at small lunar craters
Using observations from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC), we assess the
frequency and occurrence of impact melt at simple craters less than 5 km in diameter. Nine …
frequency and occurrence of impact melt at simple craters less than 5 km in diameter. Nine …
Geomorphologic map** of the lunar crater Tycho and its impact melt deposits
Abstract Using SELENE/Kaguya Terrain Camera and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Camera (LROC) data, we produced a new, high-resolution (10 m/pixel), geomorphological …
Camera (LROC) data, we produced a new, high-resolution (10 m/pixel), geomorphological …
Terrestrial analogues for lunar impact melt flows
Lunar impact melt deposits have unique physical properties. They have among the highest
observed radar returns at S-Band (12.6 cm wavelength), implying that they are rough at the …
observed radar returns at S-Band (12.6 cm wavelength), implying that they are rough at the …
Lunar crater ejecta: Physical properties revealed by radar and thermal infrared observations
We investigate the physical properties, and changes through time, of lunar impact ejecta
using radar and thermal infrared data. We use data from two instruments on the Lunar …
using radar and thermal infrared data. We use data from two instruments on the Lunar …