Lunar Pit Craters Presumed to be the Entrances of Lava Caves by Analogy to the Earth Lava Tube Pits
Lava caves could be useful as outposts for the human exploration of the Moon. Lava caves or lava tubes are formed when the external surface of the lava flows cools more quickly to make a hardened crust over subsurface lava flows. The lava flow eventually ceases and drains out of the tube, leaving...
Main Authors: | Ik-Seon Hong, Yu Yi, Eojin Kim |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Korean Space Science Society
2014-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kosss/OJOOBS/2014/v31n2/OJOOBS_2014_v31n2_131.pdf |
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