Open AccessSubsurface Craters Expose the Moon's Dramatic Past
Author(s) -
Lily Strelich
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2015eo037841
Subject(s) - expose , astrobiology , impact crater , lunar craters , geology , far side of the moon , geophysics , physics
Scientists use the gravity signature of the lunar surface to trace the history of impact cratering and its role in the Moon's evolution.