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Lunar Tectonics

Lunar Tectonics is a subdisciplinary framework within planetary tectonics that specifically characterizes the deformational structures and stress-driven surface features of the Moon resulting from its unique thermoelastic and gravitational evolution.

410

Publications

27.1K

Citations

878

Authors

307

Institutions

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2017–2026

63

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Publications

410

18th Lunar and planetary science conference

COSPAR Information Bulletin · 1987 · 1.1K citations

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Lunar initial 143Nd/144Nd: Differential evolution of the lunar crust and mantle

G. W. Lugmair, K. Marti · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 1978 · 1.1K citations

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Researches in the Lunar Theory

G. W. Hill · American Journal of Mathematics · 1878 · 810 citations

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Satellite-sized planetesimals and lunar origin

W. K. Hartmann, Donald R. Davis · Icarus · 1975 · 794 citations

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The origin of the Moon and the single-impact hypothesis III

W. Benz, A. G. W. Cameron, H. J. Melosh · Icarus · 1989 · 634 citations

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1–5 of 410

Authors

878

  1. JW
    J. W. Head

    Brown University, United States

    19 publications · 1.5K citations

    15

    h-index

  2. TR
    T. R. Watters

    Smithsonian Institution, United States

    11 publications · 596 citations

    11

    h-index

  3. CH
    C. H. van der Bogert

    University of Münster, Germany

    10 publications · 779 citations

    10

    h-index

  4. HH
    H. Hiesinger

    University of Münster, Germany

    10 publications · 787 citations

    10

    h-index

  5. MS
    M. S. Robinson

    Arizona State University, United States

    10 publications · 599 citations

    10

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1–5 of 878

Institutions

307

  1. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    25 h-index

    46 publications

    5.5K citations

  2. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    21 h-index

    43 publications

    3K citations

  3. University of Münster

    Münster, Germany

    16 h-index

    43 publications

    2.3K citations

  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    15 h-index

    36 publications

    2.4K citations

  5. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    13 h-index

    17 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    13 h-index

    21 publications

    1.6K citations

  7. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    13 h-index

    31 publications

    2.1K citations

  8. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    68 publications

    4K citations

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Venues

  1. Icarus

    70 publications · 5.4K citations

    35

    h-index

  2. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    32 publications · 3.7K citations

    25

    h-index

  3. Nature

    26 publications · 1.4K citations

    20

    h-index

  4. Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors

    19 publications · 1.1K citations

    16

    h-index

  5. Earth Moon and Planets

    22 publications · 1.1K citations

    16

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