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Constraints on the depths of origin of peak rings on the Moon from Moon Mineralogy Mapper data
Head, James W.; Baker, David M. H.
Important to understanding the process of basin formation on planetary bodies are constraints on the mineralogy and depths of origin of interior ring structures. We summarize previous analyses of the mineralogy of basin materials on the Moon and use hyperspectral image-cubes from the Chandrayaan-1's Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) to determ…
Detection of hydroxyl-bearing exposures of possible magmatic origin on the central peak of crater Theophilus using Chandrayaan-1 Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) data
Chauhan, Mamta; Bhattacharya, Satadru; Chauhan, Prakash +3 more
High-resolution spectral and spatial data analyses of crater Theophilus revealed the presence of hydroxyl-bearing exposures of possible magmatic origin on its central peak in association with olivine-, spinel- and crystalline plagioclase-bearing lithologies. Hydroxyl-bearing lithologies at Theophilus central peak are characterized primarily by a p…