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3. Lunar Research: U.S.S.R.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2021

V.V. Shevchenko

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The Astronomical Council of the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R. Two statistical models of regolith dynamics were investigated in cooperation with the Institute of Geochemistry. The dependence of material distribution upon depth and time and the dependence of crater distribution upon radius and shape of craters were studied. The theoretical hypsographic curve was drawn for the relief stipulated by cratering. The evolution time of the layer was shown to be the product of two factors, the first one depending only on the initial depth of deposit of the layer and on the size distribution of craters, and the second one corresponding to the extent of processing of the layer, depending on the size distribution and shape of craters (G.A. Leikin et al., Astron. Vestnik, [2], 1978).

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Transactions of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , 1979 , pp. 118 - 122
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 1979 

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