| Abstract: | Morphometric analysis of lunar craters (ref. 29-75) complements the more traditional photointerpretive study of crater morphology. These two indirect approaches to the scientific investigation of lunar craters continue to be productive because the preferred alternative method, direct field examination of specific large craters, is not being undertaken in the current series of manned lunar landings and will not be implemented for some time. Metric camera photography returned from the Apollo flights is essential to the continued study of lunar crater geometry. The material provides raw data of a quality far superior to and more uniform than comparable data available from Lunar Orbiter or Earth-based sources. |
| Genre: | Book chapter |
| ProdID: | 70042890 |
| Citation Author: | Pike, Richard J. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Astrogeology Science Center |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Apollo 16 preliminary science report (NASA SP 315) |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 6 p. |
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| Citation Publisher: | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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| Citation Series Number: | 315 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Photogeology: Part L: crater morphometry; 1972; Book chapter; 315; Federal Government Series; Apollo 16 preliminary science report (NASA SP 315); Pike, Richard J. |
| Citation Start Page: | 29-56 |
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| Citation Year: | 1972 |
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| Text: | Photogeology: Part L: crater morphometry; 1972; Book chapter; 315; Federal Government Series; Apollo 16 preliminary science report (NASA SP 315); Pike, Richard J. |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a16/as16psr.pdf |
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| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 2013 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
