Many similarities between Martian and lunar multi-ringed basins are outlined. There is a similar relation between basin size and number of rings; the second ring seems to appear in the crater-basin continuum in roughly the same diameter range. The similarities are tentatively considered great enough to indicate that Martian and lunar basins were formed by the same process. Morphological and statistical studies of lunar basins have strongly indicated this process to be impact.
Comparison of Martian and lunar multi-ringed circular basins
1973-07-15
Sonstige
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Lunar maria and circular basins - A review
NTRS | 1970
|Comparison of Martian and lunar geologic provinces
NTRS | 1974
|Newly Discovered Martian Impact Basins
NTRS | 1985
|Differential degradation of Martian impact basins
NTRS | 1984
|Lunar and Martian hardware commonality
NTRS | 1986
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