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Characterisation of surface topography and mineralogy of Cardanus and Krafft craters in the western Procellarum region of Moon
Singh, Deepali; Singh, Priyadarshini; Roy, Nidhi +1 more
The craters on the lunar surface represent unique morphological and mineralogical characteristics. Cardanus (13.2°N; 72.4°W) and Krafft craters (16.6°N; 72.6°W) present in the equatorial transition region of the Moon represents distinctive features. The morphology of crater is studied using high-resolution data of Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) and Wid…
Morphometric and rheological study of lunar domes of Marius Hills volcanic complex region using Chandrayaan-1 and recent datasets
Suresh, K.; Arya, A. S.; Rajasekhar, R. P. +10 more
Marius Hills volcanic complex is one of the most important regions on the lunar surface having an abundant number of volcanic features like domes and cones. Systematic mapping of 106 domes/cones in the Marius Hills region was carried out in this study using high-resolution orthoimage and digital elevation models of Chandrayaan-1 and Kaguya mission…
Compositional diversity of near-, far-side transitory zone around Naonobu, Webb and Sinus Successus craters: Inferences from Chandrayaan-1 Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) data
Bharti, Rishikesh; Ramakrishnan, D.; Singh, K. D.
This study investigated the potential of Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) data for studying compositional variation in the near-, far-side transition zone of the lunar surface. For this purpose, the radiance values of the M3 data were corrected for illumination and emission related effects and converted to apparent reflectance. Di…
Detection of Mg spinel lithologies on central peak of crater Theophilus using Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) data from Chandrayaan-1
Bhattacharya, S.; Kiran Kumar, A. S.; Chauhan, P. +3 more
Spectral reflectance data derived from Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) onboard India's Chandrayaan-1 has revealed Fe bearing Mg-spinel-rich lithology on central peaks of the crater Theophilus. These newly identified Fe bearing Mg-spinel-rich rock types are defined by their strong 2-µm absorption and lack of 1-µm absorptions in s…