Mapping and compositional analysis of mare basalts in the Aristarchus region of the Moon using Clementine data

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	Mapping and compositional analysis of mare basalts in the Aristarchus region of the Moon using Clementine data
	Zhang Feng; Zou Yongliao; Zheng Yongchun; Fu Xiaohui; Zhu Yongchao
刊名	Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics
	2014
卷号	14 期号:1 页码:113
ISSN号	1674-4527
英文摘要	The process of accurately defining and outlining mare basalt units is necessary for constraining the stratigraphy and ages of basalt units, which are used to determine the duration and the flux of lunar volcanism. We use a combination of Clementine's five-band ultraviolet/visible data and TiO2 and FeO abundance distribution maps to define homogenous mare basalt units and characterize their compositional variations (with maturity) in the Aristarchus region. With 20 groups of distinct mare basaltic soils identified using the method in this paper, six additional spectrally defined areas and five basaltic units are constructed, and their mineralogic quantization values provide new constraints on their temporal and spatial evolution. Our results indicate that the Aristarchus region has diverse basalt units and a complex history of volcanic evolution. We also demonstrate that the techniques, from which spectrally distinct mare basalts can be mapped, performed well in this study and can be confidently expanded to other mare regions of the Moon.
资助项目	[Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences-Application Research on the Scientific Data from Chang'E-3] ; [National Natural Science Foundation of China] ; [National High-tech R&D Program of China (863 Program)] ; [Science and Technology Development Fund in Macao SAR] ; [Hong Kong Scholar Program]
语种	英语
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.bao.ac.cn/handle/114a11/53892]
专题	中国科学院国家天文台
作者单位	中国科学院国家天文台
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhang Feng,Zou Yongliao,Zheng Yongchun,et al. Mapping and compositional analysis of mare basalts in the Aristarchus region of the Moon using Clementine data[J]. Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics,2014,14(1):113.
APA	Zhang Feng,Zou Yongliao,Zheng Yongchun,Fu Xiaohui,&Zhu Yongchao.(2014).Mapping and compositional analysis of mare basalts in the Aristarchus region of the Moon using Clementine data.Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics,14(1),113.
MLA	Zhang Feng,et al."Mapping and compositional analysis of mare basalts in the Aristarchus region of the Moon using Clementine data".Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics 14.1(2014):113.