Geological terrains and crater frequencies on Ariel

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 May 1987 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature, volume 327, pages 201-204 (issn: 0028-0836, eissn: 1476-4687,

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Authors: J. B. Plescia;

doi: 10.1038/327201a0

Geological terrains and crater frequencies on Ariel

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The southern hemisphere of Ariel, a satellite of Uranus, can be divided into several terrain types. Data on the size-frequency distribution of craters for those different terrain types indicate that these terrains formed over a relatively short period of time. Much information on Ariel's geological history can be gained from these data.

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