Luna 9 Photographs: Evidence for a Fragmental Surface Layer

26 August 1966

journal article
other
Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 153 (3739) , 985-988
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.153.3739.985

Abstract

The morphological features of the lunar surface photographed by Luna 9 indicate a surficial layer of weakly cohesive to noncohesive fragmental material. Most of this material is finer than a centimeter and probably finer than a few millimeters, although objects of centimeter size and larger are plentiful.

Keywords

FINER THAN
FRAG MENTAL
SURFACE LAYER
SURFICIAL LAYER
SURFACE PHOTOGRAPHED
MENTAL MATERIAL
WEAKLY COHESIVE
LUNAR SURFACE

This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:

Russian Luna IX Pictures: Provisional Analysis
Science, 1966
The Moon from Luna 9
Nature, 1966
Distribution of Gold and Silver in Flotation Product and Those Recovery
FLOTATION, 1966