Abstract: Analysis of the effects of ejection of materials from large lunar craters, photogeologic evidence, remote measurements of surface chemistry and petrology of lunar samples are synthesized. Previous theories for emplacement of the Cayley are volcanic ash emplacement and emplacement as ejecta from multiringed basins. Calculations show that materials ejected beyond the continuous deposits of large lunar craters produce secondary impact craters that excavate and deposit masses of local material equal to multiples of the crater ejecta deposited at the same place. It is shown that the main influence of a large cratering event on terrain at distances greater than 50 km from large lunar craters is one of cratering and deposition of local material by secondary craters rather than deposition of ejecta from the large crater.
Publication Year: 1973
Publication Date: 1973-09-01
Language: en
Type: article
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