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An Investigation on the Morphological and Mineralogical Characteristics of Posidonius Floor Fractured Lunar Impact Crater Using Lunar Remote Sensing Data

Salem, Imen Ben; Sharma, Manish; Kumaresan, P. R. +4 more

Lunar floor-fractured craters (FFCs) are a distinguished type of crater found on the surface of the Moon with radial, concentric, and/or polygonal fractures. In the present study, we selected the Posidonius FCC to explore the mineralogy, morphology and tectonic characteristics using remote sensing datasets. The Posidonius crater is vested with a w…

Petrological and Mineralogical Characteristics of Exposed Materials on the Floors of the Lavoisier and Surrounding Craters

Moon, Seulgi; Yi, Eung Seok; Kim, Kyeong Ja +3 more

Five floor-fractured craters (FFCs), Lavoisier crater and four craters surrounding it (Lavoisier C, Lavoisier E, Lavoisier F, and Lavoisier H), are distributed along the boundary between the northwestern part of the Oceanus Procellarum and the highlands. This study examines the uplifted or exposed materials on the fractured floors of these five im…

An Effusive Lunar Dome Near Fracastorius Crater: Spectral and Morphometric Properties

Ahrens, Caitlin; Lena, Raffaello

We examine a dome within the boundary between Fracastorius crater and Mare Nectaris. The dome has a noticeable vent structure and appears to be perpendicular to wrinkle ridges in the southern Mare Nectaris basin. The spectral signature of this dome, derived from Clementine UVVIS and Chandrayaan-1 M3 reflectance data, revealed that Fracastorius has…