Thermophysical properties of surface deposits in Tsiolkovskiy crater and its geologic significance revealed by CE-2 MRM data

Meng, Zhiguo; Sun, Hanning; Wei, Zhaoran; Wang, Yongzhi; Feng, Xuan; Zheng, Yongchun; Cai, Zhanchuan; Zhang, Xiaoping; Gusev, Alexander

doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115808

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“…We chose to study features of multiple craters and mafic-rich materials in detailed as they may hold significant implications for understanding the complex surface deposits in the S-S cryptomare region. Such an assessment is expected to provide valuable insights to enhance our understanding of basaltic volcanic activity and lunar surface evolution [2][3][4].…”

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“…It has been shown that MRM data are sensitive to substrate regolith temperature at different depths, compositions, and thermal emission features. These information provide a thorough explanation of surface deposits in a vertical direction [4], [12][13][14][15][16]. The microwave thermal emission properties of mare deposits in Moscoviense Basin and Mare Australe, mare units in Rümker, and surface deposits in Tsiolkovskiy crater were assessed by Meng et al…”

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“…> < 2 [3], [4], [13], [17], [18] using MRM data. The thermal emission properties of surface deposits in the B-K cryptomare region were assessed by Tang et al [15].…”

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Study of Surface Deposits in the Schiller–Schickard Cryptomare Region: Insights From CE-2 MRM Data

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Qie,

Meng

et al. 2024

IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Observations Remote Sensing

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Evaluating the complex surface deposits of the Schiller-Schickard cryptomare region can enhance our understanding of basaltic volcanic activity and lunar surface evolution. This study utilizes brightness temperature (TB), normalized TB (nTB), and TB difference (dTB) maps generated from the Chang'E (CE)-2 microwave radiometer (MRM) data. The S-S region's surface deposits were also evaluated by combining the datasets from the Lunar Prospector Thorium, Diviner, LOLA, Clementine UV-VIS, Bouguer Gravity, and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Wide Angle Camera. The main research findings are as follows: (1) Based on the TB distribution characteristics of craters, four types of craters are identified in the S-S region. The microwave radiation TB of each type of crater is affected by varying degree of influencing factors. (2) According to the nTB and dTB performances, combined with the distribution of surface compositions and high-density materials, the extent of Mare-like Cryptomare Deposits (MCD) is considered more reasonable. It is speculated that there are at least two different periods of buried mare deposits eruptions in Region MCD. (3) Within Region MCD, two patches with low TB anomaly are discovered. These discoveries advance our knowledge of the Moon's surface evolution.

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