Quantitative Research on the Morphological Characteristics of Lunar Impact Craters of Different Stratigraphic Ages since the Imbrian Period
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| 作者 | Ke Zhang; Jianzhong Liu; Li Zhang; Yaya Gu; Zongyu Yue; Sheng Zhang; Jingyi Zhang; Huibin Qin; Jingwen Liu |
| 刊名 | Remote Sensing
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| 出版日期 | 2024 |
| 卷号 | 16期号:9 |
| 关键词 | Crater Morphological Parameters Stratigraphic Ages Power Law Relationships Transitional Crater Diameter |
| DOI | 10.3390/rs16091540 |
| 英文摘要 | Impact craters serve as recorders of lunar evolutionary history, and determining the stratigraphic ages of craters is crucial. However, the age of many craters on the Moon remains undetermined. The morphology of craters is closely related to their stratigraphic ages. In the study, we systematically and quantitatively analyzed seven morphological parameters of 432 impact craters with known stratigraphic ages (Copernican, Eratosthenian, Imbrian), including crater depth, wall width, wall height, rim height, irregularity, volume, and roughness, as well as rock abundance. The study provided a range of morphological parameters for craters from the Copernican, Eratosthenian, and Imbrian. Additionally, we derived power law relationships between five morphological parameters and crater diameter, excluding irregularity and roughness. Furthermore, the transitional crater diameters from simple to complex crater morphology were determined for the Copernican and Eratosthenian, approximately 13 km and 15 km, respectively. These results suggest systematic differences in the lunar regolith in different stratigraphic ages. For impact craters of the same diameter, as crater age increases, irregularity tends to be greater, while crater depth, wall width, wall height, rim height, volume, roughness, and rock abundance tend to be smaller. Therefore, in cases where the diameter is determined, the actual values of morphological parameters and rock abundance can be used to constrain the stratigraphic age information of craters of an unknown age.
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| 语种 | 英语 |
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| 专题 | 地球化学研究所_月球与行星科学研究中心 |
| 作者单位 | 1.Center for Lunar and Planetary Science, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China 2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China 3.Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Ke Zhang,Jianzhong Liu,Li Zhang,et al. Quantitative Research on the Morphological Characteristics of Lunar Impact Craters of Different Stratigraphic Ages since the Imbrian Period[J]. Remote Sensing,2024,16(9). |
| APA | Ke Zhang.,Jianzhong Liu.,Li Zhang.,Yaya Gu.,Zongyu Yue.,...&Jingwen Liu.(2024).Quantitative Research on the Morphological Characteristics of Lunar Impact Craters of Different Stratigraphic Ages since the Imbrian Period.Remote Sensing,16(9). |
| MLA | Ke Zhang,et al."Quantitative Research on the Morphological Characteristics of Lunar Impact Craters of Different Stratigraphic Ages since the Imbrian Period".Remote Sensing 16.9(2024). |
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来源:地球化学研究所
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