Rim height (Re) data have been gathered through shadow measurements for 30 fresh mercurian craters with diameters (D) between 2.6 and 39 km. Small mercurian craters (i.e., those less than about 16 km in diameter) have higher rims than do lunar craters of the same diameter; on the basis of Re/D measurements alone, however, mercurian craters larger than about 16 km appear to be indistinguishable from their lunar counterparts (those greater than about 21 km in diameter). Apparent crater depths (Ra, the crater depth measured from the initial target surface) derived from empirical data allude to a decrease in Ra/D with calculated modal impact velocity. This is consistent with the hypothesis that higher impact velocities place the effective depth of burst of the event closer to the surface, thus causing a shallower crater.
Mercurian crater rim heights and some interplanetary comparisons
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ; 1979 ; Houston, TX
01.01.1979
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