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Landing site characterization for Tsiolkovskiy crater

Massironi, Matteo; Pozzobon, Riccardo; Tognon, Gloria

On the southern hemisphere of the lunar farside lies the interesting Tsiolkovskiy crater that presents on its floor one of the few exposures of mare volcanism on the far side and an unusually well-shaped central peak.Its morphology and the remotely-sensed detection of minerals such as olivine and Purest Anorthosite (PAN), make Tsiolkovskiy crater …

Unveiling the mineralogical composition of lunar farside mare basalts

Flahaut, Jessica; Bott, Nicolas; Martinot, Mélissa +1 more

1. IntroductionOne of the Moon"s most surprising characteristics is its crustal asymmetry; the farside hemisphere, dominated by ancient highlands and covered with a few mare deposits, has a different volcanic history than the (sampled) nearside [1]. Surface dating of the lunar mare basalts revealed that the volcanism on the Moon lasted between ~3.…