1. Key Laboratory of Lunar and Deep Space Exploration，National Astronomical Observatory，CAS，Beijing 100101，China; 2. Hubei Subsurface Multi-scale Imaging Key Laboratory，Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics，China University of Geosciences，Wuhan 430074，China; 3. State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying，Mapping and Remote Sensing，Wuhan University，Wuhan 430070，China; 4. College of Geoexploration Science and Technology，Jilin University，Changchun 130026，China
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2022-05-20
2022-05-20
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Abstract
At a candidate area of lunar landing mission，a mascon anomaly may indicate historical complicated evolution of dynamics，and fruitful material composition. The lunar mascon distribution is usually obtained by means of satellite gravity method. The obtained gravity field information combined with the lunar topography information both from CE-1 lunar orbital mission show that a middle scale mason is just under the south half part of the Von Kármán Crater. This means that Von Kármán Crater is a younger crater following the older one. The discovery of this hidden middle scale mascon will benefit the study of lunar evolution，and also benefit the exploration of Von Kármán Crater in future Chang’E mission.
PING Jinsong, HUANG Qian, YAN Jianguo, MENG Zhiguo, WANG Mingyuan.
A Hidden Lunar Mascon Under the South Part of Von Kármán Crater.
Journal of Deep Space Exploration, 2018, 5(1): 34-40 DOI:10.15982/j.issn.2095-7777.2018.01.005
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