Estimation of the state of matter in young impact craters on the Moon based on the orbital observations

Abstract

The report examines the results of a 3D-survey of the relief in young impact craters based on high-resolution images obtained from lunar orbits. The craters examined included: the Tsiolkovsky and Aitken craters on the far side of the Moon, the Ticho and Ina craters of the visible hemisphere, as well as the Orientale Mare in the marginal zone of the Moon. To build 3D-models, orbital images of the Soviet spacecraft'Zond-6,-8' and the American spacecraft 'Apollo-17' delivered to Earth, as well as images transmitted to Earth from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) were used.

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