Regional Mapping of the Lunar Crustal Magnetic Field: Correlation of Strong Anomalies with Curvilinear Albedo Markings

L. L. Hood,A. Yingst,A. Zakharian,R. P. Lin,David L. Mitchell,J. S. Halekas,M. H. Acũna,Alan B. Binder

Regional Mapping of the Lunar Crustal Magnetic Field: Correlation of Strong Anomalies with Curvilinear Albedo Markings

2000

L. L. Hood
A. Yingst
A. Zakharian
R. P. Lin
David L. Mitchell
J. S. Halekas
M. H. Acũna
Alan B. Binder

Using high-resolution regional Lunar Prospector magnetometer magnetic field maps, we report here a close correlation of the strongest individual crustal anomalies with unusual curvilinear albedo markings of the Reiner Gamma class.

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Geodesy
Transient lunar phenomenon
Albedo
Magnetic anomaly
Curvilinear coordinates
Solar wind
Magnetic field
Correlation
Geology
Geophysics
Magnetometer

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