Program with Links to Abstracts

North A. C.* James P. B. Wagner N. L. Moriarty D. P.

Gravity Constraints on Bulk Density and Igneous Intrusion at Gruithuisen Domes [#2852]
In this work, we investigate the Gruithuisen domes with new “rank minus one” gravity fields and clone fields that allow us to rigorously constrain density.

Dapremont A. M.* Klima R. L.

Integrated Spectral Analysis of Lunar Surface Mineralogy [#2514]
We investigate lunar surface composition through integrated analysis of Chandrayaan-1 M3 visible/near-infrared and Lunar Prospector gamma ray spectroscopy.

Pigue L. M.* Bennett K. A. Williams J.-P. Edwards C. S.

Thermophysical Properties of Volcanic Features in the Mare Vaporum Region of the Moon [#2410]
Thermophysical properties that reveal geologic context, variability, and eruption conditions of volcanic features in Mare Vaporum.

Bhiravarasu S. S.* Stopar J. D. Rivera-Valentín E. G. Morgan G. A. Wolff G. M. et al.

New L-Band Radar Observations of Ina Feature on the Moon [#1914]
Our new L-band radar observations of the Ina feature support the idea that its formation mechanism included a fine-grained or unconsolidated component.

Hon O. R.* Carter L. M. Sutton S. S.

Investigating the Morphology of a Lunar Sinuous Rille with Remote Sensing and Terrestrial Analogs [#2791]
A sinuous rille system in the northern Aristarchus region shows morphological changes along its branches that reflect the emplacement conditions it experienced.

Conrad J. W.* Fassett C. I.

Topographic Conformity Patterns of Lunar Rilles [#1800]
Lunar rilles flow down / But only over long scales / Pressure or loading?

Wolff G. M.* Stopar J. D. Rivera-Valentín E. G. Jozwiak L. Morgan G. et al.

New Fine-Scale Investigation of Irregular Mare Patches [#2755]
Radar dark or bright / Irregular mare patch / Insights brought to light.

Kreslavsky M. A.* Head J. W.

Irregular Mare Patches on the Moon: Sites of Regolith Drainage into Subsurface Voids? [#1297]
We show how irregular mare patches may form by ongoing drainage of regolith into voluminous shallow subsurface voids after collapse events tens to hundreds of million years ago.

Wagner R. V.* Robinson M. S.

Unwrapping Lunar Pits: Horizontal Views from Orbit [#1180]
We have created a method of accurately reprojecting orbital data of lunar pits into a side-looking view, and used that to evaluate layering.

Checketts B. M.* Hampton I. L. Izquierdo K. Sori M. M.

Global Mapping of Dark Halo Craters on the Moon [#1412]
We mapped dark halo craters globally across the Moon to constrain cryptomaria. We found 221 craters, mostly on the nearside.

Cahill J. T. S.* Martin A. C. Patterson G. W. Bhiravarasu S. S.

A Comparison of the Atlas/Hercules Thermophysical Anomaly and Radar-Dark Halo Craters [#3033]
The intended landing site of ispace is Atlas crater, which is nestled within a geologic unusual complex.

Rivera-Valentín E. G.* Meyer H. M. Bhiravarasu S. S. Neish C. D. Nolan M. C. et al.

Arecibo S- and P-Band Radar Characterization of Putative Ancient Impact Melts Within Mare Crisium [#1147]
Lunar impact melt / Secrets revealed by radar / Crisium is weird.

Taylor P. A.* Wilkinson S. R. Paganelli F. Samaniego R. Shamee B. et al.

ngRADAR: The Highest Resolution Images of the Moon Ever Taken from the Ground [#2783]
Lunar imagery / The highest resolution / Ever from the ground!

Fassett C. I.* Rivera-Valentin E. G. Patterson G. W. Cahill J. T. S. Morgan G. A. et al.

Mini-RF S-Band Radar Observations of the Moon as a Function of Local Incidence Angle [#1564]
Looking at the Moon / From multiple perspectives / Gives distinct visions.

Walker R. T.* Barker M. K. Sun X. Mazarico E. Smith D. E. et al.

Spatially-Resolved Lunar Phase Function at 1064 nm from Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) Passive Radiometry [#1660]
Passive radiometry data from LOLA reveals new insights on the spatially-resolved near-IR photometric behavior of the lunar surface.

Broquet A.* Andrews-Hanna J. C.

The Moon Without Mare [#2404]
Inversions of gravity and topography data are used to estimate lateral variations in mare thickness and construct maps of the Moon without mare.

Liang W.* Broquet A. Andrews-Hanna J. C. Zhang N. Ding M. et al.

Vestiges of a Lunar Ilmenite Layer Revealed by GRAIL Gravity Data [#2199]
Residual layers of ilmenite-bearing cumulates after mantle overturn may be able to explain the polygonal gravity anomalies surrounding the lunar PKT region.

Sparks D. J.* Nypaver C. A. Thomson B. J. Clark J. D. Watters T. R.

Assessing the Timing of a Recently Active Wrinkle Ridge on the Lunar Mare [#2627]
Mare wrinkle ridge / Absolute model age date / The first of its kind.

McGovern P. J.* Kramer G. Y. Neumann G. A.

Wrinkle Ridge Formation in Mare Tranquillitatis: Evaluation of Flexural Loading and Rift Cooling Scenarios [#1877]
Tranquillitatis / Not a burden, just a rift / Cooling from within.

Arya A. S.* Thapa J. Kundu A. Dasgupta D. Amitabh  et al.

Comparative Morpho-Tectonic Analysis of Lunar Wrinkle Ridges Using TMC-2 and Ancillary Data Sets [#1879]
Chandrayaan-2 TMC-2 and other data used for comparative analysis of wrinkle ridges in lunar basins show neo-compressional forces in WR near Posidonius Rilles.

Khatib A. S.* Lekic V. Weber R. C. Schmerr N. C.

Investigating Deep Moonquake Clustering Using the Scattering Transform [#1289]
Found a trend between / Moonquakes and ephemeris / Clusters are diverse.

Nunn C.* Fernando B. A. Kedar S. Panning M. P.

Tracing Seismic Phases Across the Moon [#1744]
We model the artificial impacts recorded by the Apollo seismometers and trace the seismic phases across the Moon.

Narrett I. S.* Oran R. Weiss B. P. Chen Y. Toth G. et al.

Testing Whether a Dynamo Magnetic Field Amplified by Impact Plasmas Can Explain the Magnetization of the Moon [#2485]
Impact plasmas amplify a dynamo magnetic field to account for the observed lunar paleointensities? Initial results suggest no, but more simulations are needed.

Grimm R. E.*

Lunar Interior Properties Derived from Reanalysis of Apollo 12-Explorer 35 Magnetic Transfer Functions [#1377]
Data to 36 mHz have languished — here’s why. Data <1 mHz are consistent with a conductive temperature profile, bulk mantle Mg# 85, and local enhancement in H2O.