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Meteorite Impact References by Location

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Meteorite Impact References by Location
-Moon

last edited: 6/14/04

 

Moon

*Arkani-Hamed, J., 1974, Effects of a giant impact on the thermal evolution of the Moon: The Moon, v.9, p. 183-209.

*Baldwin, R.B., 1949, The face of the Moon: Chicago, Univ. Press.

*Cadogan, P.H., 1974, Oldest and largest lunar basin?: Nature, v.250, p. 315-316.

*Cintala, M.J., Head, J.W., and Mutch, T.A., 1976, Characteristics of fresh Martian craters as a function of diameter-comparisons with the Moon and Mercury: Geophys. Res. Lett., v.3, p. 117-120.

*Cordell, B.M., 1977, Orientale basin ejecta-radial thickness variations from crater statistics: J. Geophys Res. (in press).

*Dietz, R.S., 1946, Geological structures possibly related to lunar craters: Pop. Astron., v.54, p. 465.

*Frey, H., 1980, Crustal evolution of the early Earth- the role of major impacts: Precambrian Res., v.10, p. 195-216.

*Gault, D.E., 1970, Saturation and equilibrium conditions for impact cratering on the lunar surface- criteria and implications: Radio. Sci., v.5, p. 273-290.

*Gault, D.E., Guest, J.E., Murray, J.B., Dzurisin, D., and Martin, M.C., 1975, Some comparisons of impact craters on Mercury and the Moon: Jour. Geophys. Res., v.80, p. 2444-2460.

*Glikson, A.Y., 1976, Earliest Precambrian ultramafic-mafic volcanic rocks-ancient oceanic crust or relic terrestrial maria?: Geology, v.4, p. 201-205.

*Grieve, R.A.F., 1980, Impact bombardment and its role in proto-continental growth on the early Earth: Precambrian Res., v.10, p. 217-247.

*Hartmann, W.K., 1967, Lunar crater counts, II-three lunar surface type areas: Comm. Lunar Planet. Lab, v.6, p. 39-41.

*Hartmann, W.K., 1972, Paleocratering of the Moon- review of post Apollo data: Astrophys. Space Sci., v.17, p. 48-64.

*Hartmann, W.K., 1977, Cratering in the solar system: Sci. Am., v.236, Jan. 1977,

*Hodges, C.A., and Wilhelms, D.E., 1978, Formation of lunar basin rings: Icarus, v.34, p.294-323.p. 84-89.

*Kreiter, T.J., 1960, Dating lunar surface features by using crater frequencies: Publ. Astron. Soc. Proc., v.72, p. 393-398.

*Lange, M.A., and Ahrens, T.J., 1979, Impact melting during the first 1.5 billion years of lunar history: Lunar Planet. Sci., Houston, X, p. 700-702.

*Mafin, M.C., and Dzurisin, D., 1978 (1979?), Modification of fresh crater landforms- evidence from the Moon and Mercury: Jour. Geophys. Res., v.83, p. 233-243.

*Mauer, P, et al, 1978, Pre-Imbrian craters and basins- ages, compositions, and excavation depths of Apollo 16 breccias: Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta: v.42, p. 1687-1720.

*Mc Getchin, T.R., Settle, M., and Head, J.W., 1973, Radial thickness variations in ompact ejecta- implications for lunar basin deposits: Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., v.20, p. 226-236.

*Moore, H.J., Hodge, C.A., and Scott, D.H., 1974, multi-ringed basins-illustrated by Orientale and associated features: Proc. 5th Lunar conf., v.1, p. 71-100.

*O'Keefe, J.D., and Ahrens, T.J., 1975, Shock effects from a large impact on the Moon, Proc. Sixth Lunar Sci. Conf.: Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta, Suppl.6, p. 2831-2844, Pergamon Press.

*O'Keefe, J.D., and Ahrens, T.J., 1976, Impact ejecta on the Moon, Proc. Seventh Lunar Sci. Conf.: Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta Suppl. 7, p. 3007-3025, Pergamon Press.

*Onorato, P.I.K., Uhlman, D.R., and Simonds, C.H., 1976, Heat flow in impact melts- Apolloo 17 Station 6 Boulder and some applications to other breccias and xenolith-laden melts: Proc. Lunar Sci. Conf. 7th, p. 2449-2467.

*Opik, E.J., 1960, The lunar surface as an impact counter: Mon. Nat. Royal Astron. Soc., v.120, p.404-411.

*Pike, R.J., 1974, Ejecta from large craters on the Moon- comments on the geometric model of Mc Getchen et al.: Earth Planet. Sci. Letters, v. 23, p. 265-274.

*Schaber, G.G., and  Boyce, J.M., 1977, Probable distribution of large impact basins on Venus- comparison with Mercury and Moon: in- D.J., Roddy, R.O. Pepin, and R.B. Merrill, eds., Impact and explosion cratering, Pergamon, N.Y.

*Settle, M., and Head, J.W., 1977, Radial variations of lunar crater rim topography: Icarus, v.31, p. 123-135.

*Short, N.M., and Forman, M.L., 1952, Thickness of impact crater ejecta on the lunar surface: Mod. Geol., v.3, p. 69-91.

*Simonds, C.H., 1975, Thermal regimes in impact melts and petrology of the Apollo 17 station 6 boulder: Proc. Lunar Sci. Conf. 6th, p. 641-672.

*Simonds, C.H., Warner, J.L., and Phinney, w.C., 1977, Effect of watering on cratering (abstr.): EOS (Trans. AGU), v.58, n.6, p. 425.

*Simonds, C.H., Warner, J.W., Phinney, W.C., and Mc Gee, P.E., 1976, Thermal model for impact breccia lithification- Manicouagan and the Moon: Proc. Seventh Lunar Sci. Conf., Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta Suppl. 7, p. 2509-2528, Pergamon Press.

*Smith, E.I., 1970, The determination of origin of small lunar and terrestrial craters by depth-diameter ratio (abstr.): EOS (Trans. AGU), v.51, n.4, p. 342.

*Spudis, P.D., 1984, Apollo 16 site geology and impact melts- implications for geological history of the lunar highlands: Jour. Geophys. Res. B, v.89, Suppl. 1, p. C95-C107.

*Spudis, P.D., 1986, The materials and formation of the Imbrium Basin (abstr.): LPI Tech. Report, in- Workshop on the geology and petrology of the Apollo 15 landing site, P.D. Spudis, et al, eds., 86-03, p. 100-104.

*Strom, R.G., 1977, Origin and relative age of lunar and Mercurian intercrater plains: Phys. Earth planet. Interiors (in press).

*Tera, F., Papanasfassiou, D.A., and Wasserburg, G.J., 1974, Isotopic evidence for a terminal lunar cataclysm: Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., v.22, p. 1-21.

*Wetherill, G.W., 1975, Late heavy bombardment of the Moon and terrestrial planets: Proc. 6th Lunar Sci. Conference, p. 1539-1561.

*Wilhelms, D.E., 1976, secondary impact craters of the lunar basins: Proc. 7th Lunar Sci. Conf., v.3, p. 2883-2901.

*Wood, C.A., and Head, J.W., 1976, Comparison of impact basins on Mercury, Mars, and the Moon: Proc. 7th lunar Sci. Conf., p. 3629-3651.

*Woronow, A., 1978, A general cratering-history model and its implications for the lunar highlands: Icarus, v.34, p. 76-88.