Interpretation of Landform of Sinuous Rilles on the Moon Based on Multi-data of Remote Sensing
LI Li1,2, LIU Shao-feng1,2, WEI Wei1,2, XI Xiao-xu1,2, DU Shou-yin3
1. School of the Geosciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China;
2. State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, Beijing 100083, China;
3. School of Mechanical & Information Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
Abstract：Sinuous rilles are the most easily recognizable small volcanic features on the moon, which can provide information on volcanic history and evolution of the moon. Lunar orbiter laser altimeter (LOLA) data were used in this paper to supplement Chang'E CCD and lunar reconnaissance orbiter camera (LROC) images for making detailed observations of morphologic and topographic characteristics of sinuous rilles in Aristarchus region. Clementine images from three bands of the ultraviolet-visible camera were used to analyze the compositional properties of sinuous rille substrates below the pyroclastics. Topographic data lend support to the theory that sinuous rilles were formed by the thermal erosion of the basalt lava, the compositional property of sinuous rille substrates is the same, and the slope rather than the regional structural pattern is the dominant factor controlling the rille.
李力, 刘少峰, 韦蔚, 奚晓旭, 杜守印. 基于多源遥感数据的弯曲月溪形貌特征解译[J]. 国土资源遥感, 2012, 24(3): 16-21.
LI Li, LIU Shao-feng, WEI Wei, XI Xiao-xu, DU Shou-yin. Interpretation of Landform of Sinuous Rilles on the Moon Based on Multi-data of Remote Sensing. REMOTE SENSING FOR LAND & RESOURCES, 2012, 24(3): 16-21.
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