Planetary Scientists Create Geological Map of Moon’s Oriental Basin

Researchers at the Planetary Science Institute have compiled a 1:200,000-scale geological map of the lunar Orientale basin, focusing on identifying the most widespread and accessible occurrences of impact melt deposits from the basin-forming impact to help guide sample-return missions. The post Planetary Scientists Create Geological Map of Moon’s Oriental Basin appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Nov 20, 2024 - 08:15
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Planetary Scientists Create Geological Map of Moon’s Oriental Basin
1:3M mapping (originally mapped at 1:200,000) of a portion of the Orientale basin. The small craters near ‘Pa’ (red and yellow stars) excavate Orientale melt from beneath the mare and serve as a useful type example for similar small craters in similar basins. Maunder, the large crater in the NW part of the map, is Eratosthenian in age. Image credit: Runyon et al., doi: 10.3847/PSJ/ad862f.

Researchers at the Planetary Science Institute have compiled a 1:200,000-scale geological map of the lunar Orientale basin, focusing on identifying the most widespread and accessible occurrences of impact melt deposits from the basin-forming impact to help guide sample-return missions.

The post Planetary Scientists Create Geological Map of Moon’s Oriental Basin appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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