NASA NTRS · 19770046372
Lunar seismicity, structure, and tectonics
Abstract
Seismic data is used to develop a lunar model consisting of five zones. These include a 50-60 km thick crust characterized by seismic velocities appropriate to plagioclase rich materials, the 250 km thick upper mantle characterized by seismic velocities consistent with an olivine-pyroxene composition, the 500 km thick middle mantle characterized by a high Poisson ratio, the lower mantle characterized by high shear wave attenuation, and a core of radius between 170 and 360 km characterized by a greatly reduced compressional wave velocity.
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Lammlein, D. R.. 1977-03-31. Lunar seismicity, structure, and tectonics. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19770046372
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