The Lunar Cratering Chronology

Research Article| December 01, 2023 The Lunar Cratering Chronology H. Hiesinger; H. Hiesinger Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany hiesinger@uni-muenster.de; Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar C.H. van der Bogert; C.H. van der Bogert Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany vanderbogert@uni-muenster.de Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar G. Michael; G. Michael Institute of Geological Sciences, Planetary Sciences and Remote Sensing, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar N. Schmedemann; N. Schmedemann Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar W. Iqbal; W. Iqbal Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar S.J. Robbins; S.J. Robbins Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut St., Suite 300, Boulder, CO 80302, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar B. Ivanov; B. Ivanov Institute for Dynamics of Geospheres, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J.-P. Williams; J.-P. Williams Department of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M. Zanetti; M. Zanetti Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J. Plescia; J. Plescia Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar L. R. Ostrach; L. R. Ostrach U.S. Geological Survey, Astrogeology Science Center, 2255 N. Gemini Dr., Flagstaff, Arizona 86001, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J.W. Head, III J.W. Head, III Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information H. Hiesinger Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany C.H. van der Bogert Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany G. Michael Institute of Geological Sciences, Planetary Sciences and Remote Sensing, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany N. Schmedemann Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany W. Iqbal Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany S.J. Robbins Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut St., Suite 300, Boulder, CO 80302, USA B. Ivanov Institute for Dynamics of Geospheres, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia J.-P. Williams Department of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA M. Zanetti Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, USA J. Plescia Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland, USA L. R. Ostrach U.S. Geological Survey, Astrogeology Science Center, 2255 N. Gemini Dr., Flagstaff, Arizona 86001, USA J.W. Head, III Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA hiesinger@uni-muenster.de; vanderbogert@uni-muenster.de Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 04 Dec 2023 Copyright © 2023 by the Mineralogical Society of AmericaMineralogical Society of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2023) 89 (1): 401–451. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2023.89.10 Article history First Online: 04 Dec 2023 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation H. Hiesinger, C.H. van der Bogert, G. Michael, N. Schmedemann, W. Iqbal, S.J. Robbins, B. Ivanov, J.-P. Williams, M. Zanetti, J. Plescia, L. R. Ostrach, J.W. Head; The Lunar Cratering Chronology. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2023;; 89 (1): 401–451. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2023.89.10 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search The Moon is a unique body in our Solar System that allows us to groundtruth remote-sensing data (e.g., crater size–frequency distributions, or CSFDs, crater/rock degradation rates, mineralogy, composition) of the Apollo and Luna landing sites with well-characterized samples that have been investigated and dated in terrestrial laboratories (e.g., Hartmann 1966; Greeley and Gault 1970; Papanastassiou and Wasserburg 1971; Soderblom 1972; Husain 1974; Nunes et al. 1974; Schaefer and Husain 1974; Tera and Wasserburg 1974; Tera et al. 1974; Neukum et al. 1975a,b; Boyce 1976; Neukum and Horn... 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