Lunar Gruithuisen and Mairan domes: Rheology and mode of emplacement
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Lunar Gruithuisen and Mairan domes: Rheology and mode of emplacement
[1] The lunar steep-sided Gruithuisen and Mairan domes are morphologically and spectrally distinctive structures and appear similar to terrestrial extrusive volcanic features characterized by viscous magma. We use the basic morphologic and morphometric characteristics of the domes to estimate the yield strengths ( 10 Pa), plastic viscosities ( 10 Pa s), and effusion rates ( 50 m/s) of the magma...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0148-0227
DOI: 10.1029/2002je001909