Lunar Domes Properties and Formation Processes /

• Main Authors: Lena, Raffaello (Author), Wöhler, Christian (Author), Phillips, Jim (Author), Chiocchetta, Maria Teresa (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Physics.; Planetology.; Image processing.; Astrophysics.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Image Processing and Computer Vision.

Lunar domes are structures of volcanic origin which are usually difficult to observe due to their low heights. The Lunar Domes Handbook is a reference work on these elusive features. It provides a collection of images for a large number of lunar domes, including telescopic images acquired with advan...

Table of Contents:

• Volcanism on the Earth and the Moon: morphometry and eruption conditions
• Lunar domes: morphometric and rheologic properties
• Determination of spectral properties
• Determination Modelling of lunar effusive and intrusive domes
• Lunar domes classification scheme
• Effusive bisected lunar domes
• Effusive lunar domes
• Candidate lunar intrusive domes
• Conclusion
• Appendix A: Lunar dome images
• Appendix B: Further Resources
• References.