The impact-theory interpretation of the distribution of Maria on the lunar surface

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 01 Feb 1970 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:The Moon, volume 1, pages 232-236 (issn: 0027-0903, eissn: 1573-0794,

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Authors: Ralph Metcalfe; N. A. Barricelli;

doi: 10.1007/bf00562827

The impact-theory interpretation of the distribution of Maria on the lunar surface

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The satellite impact interpretation of the surface distribution of lunar maria is presented according to Barricelli and Metcalfe (1969). It is emphasized that the formation of molten rock (lava) which, according to the Apollo 11 findings, seems to have been the origin of the material of which maria are composed, can be the result of heat developed by the impacts which created the respective maria (Gilbert 1893) and does not necessarily imply a volcanic or internal origin of this material.

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