Petrological and Mineralogical Characteristics of Exposed Materials on the Floors of the Lavoisier and Surrounding Craters
Five floor-fractured craters (FFCs), Lavoisier crater and four craters surrounding it (Lavoisier C, Lavoisier E, Lavoisier F, and Lavoisier H), are distributed along the boundary between the northwestern part of the Oceanus Procellarum and the highlands. This study examines the uplifted or exposed m...
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| author | Eung Seok Yi Kyeong Ja Kim Christian Wöhler Alexey A. Berezhnoy Yong Ha Kim Seulgi Moon |
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| description | Five floor-fractured craters (FFCs), Lavoisier crater and four craters surrounding it (Lavoisier C, Lavoisier E, Lavoisier F, and Lavoisier H), are distributed along the boundary between the northwestern part of the Oceanus Procellarum and the highlands. This study examines the uplifted or exposed materials on the fractured floors of these five impact craters using petrological, mineralogical, and morphological analyses. We inferred the processes that uplifted or exposed the materials from the subsurface to the crater floor using the Chandrayaan-1 Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M<sup>3</sup>) level 1b (thermally and topographically corrected spectral radiance) data and level 2 (spectral reflectance) data. The elemental abundances, petrological, and mineralogical characteristics of the study regions were mapped. We confirm that mare basalts and dark mantle deposits exist on the floors of these five craters. These two materials (mare basalts and dark mantle deposits) were used to identify minerals exposed on the floor surface of craters using spectral reflectance spectra. Two mineral groups were identified: pigeonite (or orthopyroxene in norite (low-Ca pyroxene) occurred in the craters Lavoisier, Lavoisier F, and Lavoisier H, and subcalcic augite (high-Ca pyroxene) occurs in the craters Lavoisier C and E. Our approach demonstrates that the characterization of uplifted or exposed surface minerals using elemental maps, spectral parameter composite maps, and reflectance spectra can provide information critical for prospective studies involving lunar geology and in situ resource utilization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-83546e9089fb4e78bb939d2271d77f5a2023-11-23T14:04:36ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922022-09-011417431310.3390/rs14174313Petrological and Mineralogical Characteristics of Exposed Materials on the Floors of the Lavoisier and Surrounding CratersEung Seok Yi0Kyeong Ja Kim1Christian Wöhler2Alexey A. Berezhnoy3Yong Ha Kim4Seulgi Moon5Department of Astronomy, Space Science, and Geology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, KoreaGeological Research Center, Geology Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, 124, Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34132, KoreaImage Analysis Group, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Straße 4, 44227 Dortmund, GermanySternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University, Universitetskij Pr., 13, 119234 Moscow, RussiaDepartment of Astronomy, Space Science, and Geology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, KoreaEarth, Planetary & Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, USAFive floor-fractured craters (FFCs), Lavoisier crater and four craters surrounding it (Lavoisier C, Lavoisier E, Lavoisier F, and Lavoisier H), are distributed along the boundary between the northwestern part of the Oceanus Procellarum and the highlands. This study examines the uplifted or exposed materials on the fractured floors of these five impact craters using petrological, mineralogical, and morphological analyses. We inferred the processes that uplifted or exposed the materials from the subsurface to the crater floor using the Chandrayaan-1 Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M<sup>3</sup>) level 1b (thermally and topographically corrected spectral radiance) data and level 2 (spectral reflectance) data. The elemental abundances, petrological, and mineralogical characteristics of the study regions were mapped. We confirm that mare basalts and dark mantle deposits exist on the floors of these five craters. These two materials (mare basalts and dark mantle deposits) were used to identify minerals exposed on the floor surface of craters using spectral reflectance spectra. Two mineral groups were identified: pigeonite (or orthopyroxene in norite (low-Ca pyroxene) occurred in the craters Lavoisier, Lavoisier F, and Lavoisier H, and subcalcic augite (high-Ca pyroxene) occurs in the craters Lavoisier C and E. Our approach demonstrates that the characterization of uplifted or exposed surface minerals using elemental maps, spectral parameter composite maps, and reflectance spectra can provide information critical for prospective studies involving lunar geology and in situ resource utilization.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/17/4313the Moonmare basaltMg-suite rockfloor-fractured craterpetrological analysismineralogical analysis |
| spellingShingle | Eung Seok Yi Kyeong Ja Kim Christian Wöhler Alexey A. Berezhnoy Yong Ha Kim Seulgi Moon Petrological and Mineralogical Characteristics of Exposed Materials on the Floors of the Lavoisier and Surrounding Craters Remote Sensing the Moon mare basalt Mg-suite rock floor-fractured crater petrological analysis mineralogical analysis |
| title | Petrological and Mineralogical Characteristics of Exposed Materials on the Floors of the Lavoisier and Surrounding Craters |
| title_full | Petrological and Mineralogical Characteristics of Exposed Materials on the Floors of the Lavoisier and Surrounding Craters |
| title_fullStr | Petrological and Mineralogical Characteristics of Exposed Materials on the Floors of the Lavoisier and Surrounding Craters |
| title_full_unstemmed | Petrological and Mineralogical Characteristics of Exposed Materials on the Floors of the Lavoisier and Surrounding Craters |
| title_short | Petrological and Mineralogical Characteristics of Exposed Materials on the Floors of the Lavoisier and Surrounding Craters |
| title_sort | petrological and mineralogical characteristics of exposed materials on the floors of the lavoisier and surrounding craters |
| topic | the Moon mare basalt Mg-suite rock floor-fractured crater petrological analysis mineralogical analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/17/4313 |
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