Possible areas of mafic material on the rim and floor of Scott crater (82.1 deg S, 48.5 deg E) are suggested by analysis of shadow-masked Clementine false-color-ratio images. Mafic materials common in mare and pyroclastic materials can produce more oxygen than can highlands materials, and mafic materials close to the south pole may be important for propellant production for a future lunar mission. If the dark patches are confirmed as mafic materials, this finding would suggest that other mafic patches may exist, even closer to the poles, which were originally mapped as purely anorthositic.


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    Titel :

    Possible Mafic Patches in Scott Crater Highlight the Need for Resource Exploration on the Lunar South Polar Region


    Beteiligte:

    Kongress:

    Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter High Resolution Image ; 2007 ; Houston, TX, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2007-01-01


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch






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