Sign on

SAO/NASA ADS Astronomy Abstract Service

· Find Similar Abstracts (with default settings below)
· Full Refereed Journal Article (PDF/Postscript)
· Full Refereed Scanned Article (GIF)
· References in the article
· Citations to the Article (117) (Citation History)
· Refereed Citations to the Article
· Reads History
·
· Translate This Page
Title:
Seismic effects from major basin formations on the moon and Mercury
Authors:
Schultz, P. H.; Gault, D. E.
Affiliation:
AA(NASA, Ames Research Center, Space Sciences Div., Moffett Field, Calif.), AB(NASA, Ames Research Center, Space Sciences Div., Moffett Field, Calif.)
Publication:
The Moon, vol. 12, Feb. 1975, p. 159-177.
Publication Date:
02/1975
Category:
Lunar and Planetary Exploration
Origin:
STI
NASA/STI Keywords:
Lunar Maria, Mercury (Planet), P Waves, Planetary Surfaces, Seismology, Antipodes, Impact Damage, Lunar Craters, Moonquakes, Spallation, Terrain Analysis
Comment:
; AAA013.094.236
DOI:
10.1007/BF00577875
Bibliographic Code:
1975Moon...12..159S

Abstract

Grooved and hilly terrains occur at the antipode of major basins on the moon (Imbrium, Orientale) and Mercury (Caloris). Such terrains may represent extensive landslides and surface disruption produced by impact-generated P-waves and antipodal convergence of surface waves. Order-of-magnitude calculations for an Imbrium-size impact on the moon indicate P-wave-induced surface displacements of 10 m at the basin antipode that would arrive prior to secondary ejecta. Comparable surface waves would arrive subsequent to secondary ejecta impacts beyond 1000 km and would increase in magnitude as they converge at the antipode. Other seismically induced surface features include: subdued, furrowed crater walls produced by landslides and concomitant secondary impacts; emplacement and leveling of light plains units owing to seismically induced 'fluidization' of slide material; and perhaps the production and enhancement of deep-seated fractures that led to the concentration of farside lunar maria in the Apollo-Ingenii region.

Printing Options

Print whole paper
Print Page(s) through

Return 600 dpi PDF to Acrobat/Browser. Different resolutions (200 or 600 dpi), formats (Postscript, PDF, etc), page sizes (US Letter, European A4, etc), and compression (gzip,compress,none) can be set through the Printing Preferences


More Article Retrieval Options

HELP for Article Retrieval
Bibtex entry for this abstract   Preferred format for this abstract (see Preferences)
  New!

Find Similar Abstracts:

Use: Authors
Title
Keywords (in text query field)
Abstract Text
Return: Query Results Return    items starting with number
Query Form
Database: Astronomy
Physics
arXiv e-prints