Constraining formation hypotheses for irregular mare patches on the Moon with orbital reflectance spectra

H Vannier, B Horgan, JD Stopar… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Irregular mare patches (IMPs) are enigmatic volcanic features on the Moon's surface, whose
lack of cratering and crisp appearance imply they formed< 100 Ma ago,∼ 1 Ga after the …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of space weathering on the Christiansen feature position of lunar surface materials

N Kumari, TD Glotch, KA Shirley, BT Greenhagen… - Icarus, 2024 - Elsevier
We use observations by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Diviner Lunar Radiometer
Experiment to examine the effects of space weathering and particle size on the position of …

Impact cratering at the lunar Ina irregular mare patch (IMP): Experimental evidence for the nature of impacts into porous basaltic substrate and outstanding questions

JW Head, B Ivanov - Planetary and Space Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The enigma of the apparently young crater retention age for the large lunar volcanic
Irregular Mare Patch Ina (∼ 33.2 Myr) is critically analyzed through the review of: 1) …

[HTML][HTML] Clusters of irregular patches on the Moon: A new GIS-based catalog

HI Hargitai, P Brož - Icarus, 2025 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to systematically map cluster-forming Irregular Patches (IPs) on the
Moon. These features, formerly termed “Irregular Mare Patches”, are enigmatic features …

Refining Constraints on the Origin of Lunar Irregular Mare Patches via Mini-RF and DFSAR Data Analysis

F Zhao, Y Gao, Y Dang, P Lu, T Meng… - IEEE Journal of …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Irregular mare patch (IMP) is one of the most enigmatic volcanic features in the lunar
nearside maria. Their apparently fresh surface morphology and derived young model ages …

Spectral Deconvolution Analysis of Mafic Mineral in Irregular Mare Patches on the Moon

IS Hong, Y Yi, N Park - Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2022 - janss.kr
Irregular mare patches (IMPs), recently discovered on the Moon, are eruptions of magma on
the lunar surface, and their origins are still in question. While prior studies on IMPs have …

[引用][C] Clusters of Irregular Mare Patches on the Moon: A New GIS Catalog

H Hargitai, B Petr - 2024