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Roughness of the lunar soil

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Aug 1985Embargo end date: 26 Apr 2024 United States Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Earth, Moon, and Planets, volume 33, pages 19-29 (issn: 0167-9295, eissn: 1573-0794,

Authors: LUMME, K; KARTTUNEN, H; Irvine, William M.;

doi: 10.1007/bf00054707 , 10.7275/2421

Roughness of the lunar soil

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In situ measurements at the lunar surface at millimeter resolution by the Apollo astronauts have been analyzed. Several statistical parameters have been determined for the landing site. The surface roughness has been found to be very nearly gaussian. The root-mean-square slopes have been obtained over scales between 0.5 mm and 5 cm. They steadily decrease with increasing scale length from 58° to 2° and are in reasonable agreement with radar-measured values. The autocorrelation coefficient of the height distribution has also been obtained. It has a scale-length of 0.7 mm.

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United States

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University of Helsinki
Finland
University of Massachusetts System
United States
University of Massachusetts Amherst
United States

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Astrophysics and Astronomy, Solar System

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