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Lunar Stratigraphy and Sedimentology

Lunar Stratigraphy and Sedimentology

by John Lindsay
©1976, Elsevier
Reprinted with permission of the publisher

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Lunar Stratigraphy and Sedimentology

Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: The Moon as a Planet
    • Introduction
    • Internal Structure and Chemistry of the Moon
    • Origins of the Moon
    • References
  • Chapter 2: Energy at the Lunar Surface
    • Introduction
    • The Meteoroid Flux
    • Distribution of Meteoroids in Space
    • Measuring the Meteoroid Flux
    • The Mass-Frequency Distribution
    • Velocity Distribution
    • Physical Properties
    • History of the Meteoroid Flux
    • Meteoroid Energy
    • Solar Energy
    • Gravitational Energy and Mass Wasting
    • Internal Energy (The Volcanic Contribution)
    • Other Energy Sources
    • Concluding Remarks
    • References
  • Chapter 3: Hypervelocity Impact
    • Cratering Mechanics
    • Crater Shape
    • Energy Partitioning During Impact
    • References
  • Chapter 4: Stratigraphy and Chronology of the Moon’s Crust 
    • Lunar Topography
    • Early History of the Moon
    • Lunar Stratigraphy
    • Stratigraphic Units
    • Major Basin Stratigraphy
    • References
  • Chapter 5: Lithology and Depositional History of Major Lunar Material Units
    • Introduction
    • Lithology of the Fra Mauro Lithologies
    • Genesis of the Fra Mauro Formation
    • Lithology of the Cayley Formation
    • Genesis of the Cayley Formation
    • Impact-Induced Fractionation of Lunar Breccias
    • References
  • Chapter 6: The Lunar Soils
    • Introduction
    • Soil Thickness and Accumulation Rates
    • Soil Stratigraphy and Dynamics
    • Soil Density
    • Composition of Lunar Soils
    • Soil Petrography
    • Mixing Models and End Members
    • Texture of the Lunar Soil
    • Textural Evolution of the Lunar Soil
    • Energy Partitioning and the Flux of Detritial Materials
    • References
  • Lunar Glossary
  • Index

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