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- Title
Analysis of Hydrogen Concentrations in a Tectonically Deformed Impact Crater in the Area of the South Pole of the Moon.
- Authors
Sanin, A. B.; Mitrofanov, I. G.; Bazilevsky, A. T.; Litvak, M. L.; D'yachkova, M. V.
- Abstract
The article provides a description of the crater in the marginal zone of the southern polar region of the Moon with the coordinates of the center 126.59° W, 64.32° S The diameter of the crater is 34 km. It has a fractured bottom, which is considered a sign of magma intrusion into the subcrater space. The absolute age of formation of the crater under study was estimated to be ~3.85 billion years based on the spatial density of small craters superimposed on its rim. In the vicinity of the studied crater, low-iron anorthosite material is predominant. It can be argued that the basin of the crater under study is very dry compared to its surroundings. A significant loss of hydrogen/water and its redistribution from the bottom of the crater to the area around the crater could be caused by reworking of the surface due to the intrusion of magma under the crater, traces of which can be traced by the presence of cracks on the bottom of the crater.
- Subjects
LUNAR south pole; IMPACT craters; HYDROGEN analysis; LUNAR craters; ANORTHOSITE; MAGMAS
- Publication
Solar System Research, 2024, Vol 58, Issue 1, p88
- ISSN
0038-0946
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1134/S003809462401009X