Analysis of impact crater populations and the geochronology of planetary surfaces in the inner solar system
Year: 2016
Type: article
DOI: 10.1002/2016je005094
Author: Caleb I. Fassett
Institutions: Marshall Space Flight Center, Mount Holyoke College
Language: English
Topic: Astro and Planetary Science
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: closed
Awards: WE PROPOSE TO USE HIGH-RESOLUTION SPATIAL AND SPECTRAL OBSERVATIONS OF MARS TO PROBE THE FORMATION AND EARLY EVOLUTION OF ITS CRUST. GIVEN THE LACK O, MESSENGER OBSERVATIONS OF MERCURY HAVE PROVIDED AN UNPRECEDENTED DATASET FOR ANALYZING ITS GEOLOGY, GEOMORPHOLOGY, AND SURFACE PROPERTIES. IN THIS, THE SHAPES OF UNMODIFIED SIMPLE IMPACT CRATERS HAVE BEEN PRECISELY DESCRIBED ON MANY PLANETARY BODIES. OVER TIME, IMPACT CRATERS ARE MODIFIED BY SURF, THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROPOSAL ARE TO DO LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS, THEORETICAL MODELING, AND COMPARISON WITH DATA FROM MSL TO IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDI
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