| Abstract: | Details of the ejecta blankets of large, fresh craters provide insight into the mechanics of deposition and the sequence of emplacement of impact debris. King Crater is the freshest of the three large, rayed craters photographed from Apollo 16; the others are Theophilus and Langrenus Craters. King Crater is comparable in youth to Tycho Crater, and the details of its ejecta blanket help to interpret degraded equivalents at older craters. The clarity of detail and the occurrence of new types of lunar landforms rank King Crater among the most significant targets photographed from orbit in the Apollo Program (part M of this section). |
| Genre: | Book chapter |
| ProdID: | 70042891 |
| Citation Author: | Howard, Keith A. |
| 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: | 8 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 N: ejecta blankets of large craters exemplified by King Crater; 1972; Book chapter; 315; Federal Government Series; Apollo 16 preliminary science report (NASA SP 315); Howard, Keith A. |
| Citation Start Page: | 29-70 |
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| Citation Year: | 1972 |
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| Text: | Photogeology: Part N: ejecta blankets of large craters exemplified by King Crater; 1972; Book chapter; 315; Federal Government Series; Apollo 16 preliminary science report (NASA SP 315); Howard, Keith A. |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a16/as16psr.pdf |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 2013 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
