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Moore, H. J.

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NASA NTRS1972

Ranger and other impact craters photographed by Apollo 16, part J

The Apollo 16 crew photographed an unusual variety of impact craters, including the two craters produced by the impacts of Ranger 7 and 9 spacecraft, small craters produced by boulders as they bounced downslope, craters with marked bilateral symmetry, and primary craters with a wide range of morphologies and sizes. Ranger impact craters and examples of other craters are briefly discussed. This photography has supplied important new data on craters in the lunar surface. Continued study of these craters and use of the metrical capabilities of the metric and panoramic camera photography will yield additional scientific results on lunar craters.

Moore, H. J.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Calibration of radar data from Apollo 16 results, part X

Predictions of surface and near surface blockiness using earth based radar measurements were made. Two polarizations of the radar echoes were measured - polarized and depolarized. Particular attention was given to the depolarized echoes. North Ray and South Ray Craters and a 512-m diameter lunar crater in the Flamsteed Ring were used for the study.

Zisk, S. H.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Frequency distributions of lunar slopes, part C

The metric and panoramic cameras aboard the Apollo 16 spacecraft provided photographs on which photogrammetric techniques may be used to obtain precise measurements of horizontal distances and elevations. It is reported that these measurements may in turn be used to obtain slope-frequency distributions of lunar surfaces at various slope lengths and for various types of terrain and geologic map units. Bistatic radar and photoclinometric methods were also used to obtain the same data.

Wu, S. S. C.↗
NASA NTRS1972

Microcraters on lunar rocks.

Microcrater frequency distributions have been obtained for nine Apollo rocks and an exterior chip of an Apollo 12 rock. The frequency distributions indicate that five of the Apollo 14 rocks were tumbled more than once exposing different rock faces whereas four were not tumbled and represent a single exposure interval. The cumulative frequency of craters per square centimeter was extended below optical resolution limits using a SEM scan of an exterior chip of breccia 12073. No craters with central pit diameters less than 15 microns were seen in a total area of 0.44 sq cm. A detailed SEM scan of crystal faces and glassy crater liners revealed no microcraters equal to or larger than the resolution limit of 5 microns. An upper limit of 170 craters per sq cm with central pit diameters larger than 5 microns was set. The slope of the cumulative frequency curve for craters with central pit diameters less than about 75 microns is less than that obtained by other workers.

Morrison, D. A.↗