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Lunar Lava Flows

Lunar Lava Flows is a geological phenomenon consisting of basaltic lava emplaced on the Moon’s surface during ancient volcanic eruptions, distinguished from terrestrial lava flows by its formation under lunar conditions of low gravity, high vacuum, and absence of atmospheric interaction.

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The Interpretation of Lava Flow Morphology

G. Hulme · Geophysical Journal International · 1974 · 465 citations

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Lunar Mascon Basins: Lava filling, tectonics, and evolution of the lithosphere

Sean C. Solomon, J. W. Head · Reviews of Geophysics · 1980 · 343 citations

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A young multilayered terrane of the northern Mare Imbrium revealed by Chang’E-3 mission

Long Xiao, Peimin Zhu, Guangyou Fang et al. · Science · 2015 · 245 citations

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High-Temperature Silicate Volcanism on Jupiter's Moon Io

A. S. McEwen, L. Keszthelyi, J. R. Spencer et al. · Science · 1998 · 234 citations

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The Lunar Surface

T. Gold · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1955 · 191 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JW
    J. W. Head

    Brown University, United States

    12 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. BR
    B. R. Hawke

    University of Hawaii System, United States

    7 publications · 389 citations

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  3. LW
    Lionel Wilson

    Lancaster University, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 165 citations

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  4. AS
    A. S. McEwen

    University of Arizona, United States

    5 publications · 536 citations

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  5. LQ
    Le Qiao

    Shandong University, China

    5 publications · 325 citations

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Institutions

102

  1. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    10 h-index

    14 publications

    777 citations

  2. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    8 h-index

    20 publications

    2.3K citations

  3. Lancaster University

    Lancaster, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    832 citations

  4. Smithsonian Institution

    Washington, United States

    8 h-index

    11 publications

    701 citations

  5. University of Hawaii System

    Honolulu, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    442 citations

  6. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. Macau University of Science and Technology

    Macao, Macao

    7 h-index

    22 publications

    1.5K citations

  8. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    1.4K citations

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 14 publications · 885 citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

    10 publications · 301 citations

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  3. Science

    8 publications · 890 citations

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  4. Geophysical Research Letters

    6 publications · 350 citations

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  5. Icarus

    5 publications · 491 citations

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