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Distribution and Origin of Lunar Craters [PDF]

Nature, 1963
THE communication by McCall1 leads me to make some further comments. It is certainly true that the non-random distribution of the large craters is a serious and probably fatal objection to the impact hypothesis so far as the major formations are concerned, though no doubt many small meteoric craters exist. The Mare Crisium seems to be nothing more than
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SCCA-YOLO: Spatial Channel Fusion and Context-Aware YOLO for Lunar Crater Detection

Remote Sensing
Lunar crater detection plays a crucial role in geological analysis and the advancement of lunar exploration. Accurate identification of craters is also essential for constructing high-resolution topographic maps and supporting mission planning in future ...
Jiahao Tang, Boyuan Gu, Tianyou Li, Ying-Bo Lu   +3 more
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Intelligent Detection of Lunar Impact Craters Using DEM and Gravity Data Based on ResNet and Vision Transformer

Applied Sciences
The craters on the moon hold important clues about the history of impacts in our solar system. To address the limitation of traditional intelligent methods in detecting buried craters, this study proposes a novel intelligent detection approach based on ...
Meng Ding, Zhili Du, Yu Bai, Shuai Wang, Xinyi Zhou   +4 more
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Analysis of Surface Age Dating Techniques and Uncertainties through Comparison of Independently Determined Crater Size–Frequency Distributions at Two Lunar Landing Sites

The Planetary Science Journal
This study compares differences in crater-count-based measurement techniques and determines lava flow ages for geologic context at two NASA Commercial Lunar Payloads Services (CLPS) landing sites.
Thomas A. Giguere, Julie D. Stopar, Jaclyn D. Clark, Joseph M. Boyce, Jeffrey J. Gillis   +4 more
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Shock Metamorphism of Lunar Minerals

Space: Science & Technology
Impact events have played a crucial role in the formation and evolution of the Moon, as evidenced by the numerous of impact craters on its surface, indicating a long history spanning over 4 billion years characterized by numerous such occurrences. As the
Jianxi Zhu, Hongmei Yang, Shan Li, Xiaoju Lin, Haiyang Xian, Yiping Yang, Jiaxin Xi   +6 more
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Lunar Crater [PDF]

Nature, 1879
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Lunar ejecta as the missing piece to resolving lunar cratering asymmetry

Astronomy & Astrophysics
The leading-trailing asymmetry in lunar crater distribution provides a critical record of inner Solar System dynamics, yet the long-standing discrepancy between the observed higher asymmetry and lower theoretical predictions indicates a gap in our understanding of the impactor population.
Hailiang Li, Xiaoping Zhang, Li-Yong Zhou   +2 more
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Chronology, Local Stratigraphy, and Foreign Ejecta Materials at the Chang'e‐6 Landing Site: Constraints on the Provenance of Samples Returned From the Moon's Farside

Geophysical Research Letters
China's Chang'e‐6 (CE‐6) mission has returned the first‐ever lunar farside samples from a mare plain on the southern Apollo basin floor. The crater statistics of the CE‐6 mare unit and the provenance of the samples are crucial in interpreting the CE‐6 ...
Luyuan Xu, Le Qiao, Minggang Xie, Yiran Wang, Meng‐Hua Zhu, Jianguo Yan   +5 more
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Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 8, August 2026.
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Orientale Basin as a Guide for Identifying Lunar Basin Datable Impact Melt and Assessing Impact Melt Differentiation

The Planetary Science Journal
Two fundamental questions face lunar scientists: (1) What is the absolute age of each lunar impact basin and thus the early impact flux curve? (2) To what degree did basin impact melt seas undergo differentiation? We compiled a 1:200,000-scale geological
Kirby Runyon, James Head, Debra Buczkowski, Carolyn van der Bogert, Daniel Moriarty, Harry Hiesinger, Ben Greenhagen, Tyler Powell   +7 more
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