Two former faces of the moon
Icarus
By: D.E. Wilhelms and D.E. Davis
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Abstract
Systematic geologic mapping of the lunar near side has resulted in the assignment of relative ages to most visible features. As a derivative of this work, geologic and artistic interpretations have been combined to produce reconstructions of the Moon's appearance at two significant points in its history. The reconstructions, although generalized, show the Moon (1) as it probably appeared about 3.3 billion years ago after most of the mare materials had accumulated, and (2) about 4.0 billion years ago after formation of the youngest of the large multiringed basins, but prior to appreciable flooding by mare material.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Two former faces of the moon |
| Series title | Icarus |
| DOI | 10.1016/0019-1035(71)90115-1 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1971 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publisher location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Contributing office(s) | Astrogeology Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Icarus |
| First page | 368 |
| Last page | 372 |
| Other Geospatial | Moon |
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