Depth of the lunar dust
1965; American Geophysical Union; Volume: 70; Issue: 24 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1029/jz070i024p06129
ISSN2156-2202
Autores Tópico(s)Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
ResumoJournal of Geophysical Research (1896-1977)Volume 70, Issue 24 p. 6129-6138 Depth of the lunar dust Leonard D. Jaffe, Leonard D. JaffeSearch for more papers by this author Leonard D. Jaffe, Leonard D. JaffeSearch for more papers by this author First published: 15 December 1965 https://doi.org/10.1029/JZ070i024p06129Citations: 22AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Abstract The appearance of laboratory craters overlain by various thicknesses of sand has been compared with that of lunar craters, 3 to 13,000 meters in diameter, shown in ten photographs obtained by the Ranger 7 spacecraft. Results obtained are consistent with an interpretation that at least 5 meters of granular material, and probably considerably more, is deposited on the area of Mare Cognitum shown in these photographs. References Anonymous, Ranger VII Photographs of the Moon, part I (camera A series) and part II (camera B series),Jet Propulsion Laboratory,Pasadena, California, 1964, andNASA SP-61, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Division, Washington, D.C.,1964. Dollfus, A., Nature of the surface of the planets and the moon, Handbuch der Physik, 54, 180– 238, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1962. Gault, D. E., E. D. Heitowit, H. J. Moore, Some observations of hypervelocity impacts with porous media, The Lunar Surface Layer J. W. Salisbury, P. E. Glaser, 151– 178, Academic Press, New York, 1964. Gault, D. E., E. M. Shoemaker, H. J. Moore, Spray ejected from the lunar surface by meteoroid impactNASA TND-1767National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D. C., 1963. Jaeger, J. C., A. F. A. Harper, Nature of the surface of the moon, Nature, 166, 1026, 1950. Jaffe, L. D., Strength of the lunar dust, J. Geophys. Res., 7023, 1965. Kuiper, G. P., The moonWestern National MeetingAmerican Geophysical UnionSeattleDecember 29, 1964. Kuiper, G. P., andE. M. Shoemaker, inRanger 7 Post-impact Press Conference,Jet Propulsion Laboratory,Pasadena,July 31,1964. Also reported in Ranger landing clues sifted, Christian Sci. Monit., pp. 1–2, Aug. 3, 1964. Maurer, W. C., J. S. Rinehart, Impact crater formation in rock, J. Appl. Phys., 31, 1247– 1253, 1960. Moore, H. J., R. V. Lugn, D. E. Gault, Experimental hypervelocity impact craters in rock, Proc. 5th Symp. Hypervelocity Impact, 625– 643, Denver, Colorado, 1962. Ryan, J. A., The case against thermal fracturing at the lunar surface, J. Geophys. Res., 67, 2549– 2558, 1962. Shoemaker, E. M., Interpretation of lunar craters, Physics and Astronomy of the Moon Z. Kopal, 283– 359, Academic Press, New York, 1962. Shoemaker, E. M., The moon close up, Natl. Geographic, 126, 690– 707, 1964a. Shoemaker, E. M., Geology of the moon,Sci. American, 211(6) 38– 47,December1964b. , U.S. Air Force, Lunar Charts: Montes Riphaeus, LAC 76, 2nd edition, Mare Cognitum, RLC 1 to 5,Aeronautical Chart and Information Center,St. Louis, Missouri,1964. Wehner, G. K., C. Kenknight, D. L. Rosenberg, Sputtering rates under solar-wind bombardment, Planetary Space Sci., 11, 885– 895, 1963a. Wehner, G. K., C. Kenknight, D. L. Rosenberg, Modification of the lunar surface of the solar-wind bombardment, Planetary Space Sci., 11, 1257– 1261, 1963b. Wesselink, A. J., Heat conductivity and nature of the lunar surface material, Bull. Astron. Inst. Netherlands, 10, 351– 363, 1948. Citing Literature Volume70, Issue2415 December 1965Pages 6129-6138 ReferencesRelatedInformation
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