Direct shear-wave arrivals from seismic events originating on the far side of the moon are not observed at some of the stations of the Apollo seismic network. These data suggest that the material in the lunar interior at a depth of 1000 to 1100 kilometers is more dissipative for seismic shear waves than the lithosphere above, and possibly exists in a partially molten state akin to the earth's asthenosphere.


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    Title :

    New seismic data on the state of the deep lunar interior.


    Contributors:
    Nakamura, Y. (author) / Lammlein, D. (author) / Latham, G. (author) / Ewing, M. (author) / Dorman, J. (author) / Press, F. (author) / Toksoz, N. (author)

    Published in:

    Science ; 181


    Publication date :

    1973-07-06


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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