The morphology and morphometry of terrace provide information on the mechanical conditions of failure and enlargement of impact craters. A simple, perfect plasticity model for terrace formation was proposed, but the preliminary terrace width measurements used to support the model were insufficient to provide a rigorous test. Lunar crater terraces were studied morphometrically. Roughly 1,000 terraces in 53 fresh lunar craters were measured using Apollo and Lunar Orbiter vertical stereo photography. Terrace widths and their order inward from the rim were measured along eight equally spaced radials in each crater. A list of the craters including rim diameters and geologic data is presented.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Morphology and Mechanics of Terraces in Lunar Craters


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1985-04-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





    Lunar Impact Craters

    P. D. Lowman | NTIS | 1964


    Lunar dimple craters

    Oberbeck, V. R. | NTRS | 1970


    Lunar impact craters

    Lowman, P. D., Jr. | NTRS | 1964


    Lunar secondary craters, part K

    Overbeck, V. R. / Morrison, R. H. / Wedekind, J. | NTRS | 1972