Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10701754 | Icarus | 2012 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We count small craters on both young and old surfaces using LROC and Kaguya data. ⺠Craters in 2 diameter ranges are counted for each counting area and then compared. ⺠Discrepancies occur in the results and the contamination of secondaries is one reason. ⺠Steep upturns in size distributions are caused by secondaries but not primaries. ⺠Lunar and martian small primaries have flat slopes like the Population 2 craters.
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Authors
Zhiyong Xiao, Robert G. Strom,