Hidden equivalence and efficiency of gravity data interpretation

Kobrunov, A.I.

doi:10.1134/s1069351314020049

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“…𝑧𝑧 ′ dz ′ is the characteristic spectrum of the inversion operator. Equation 6 has been derived by Kobrunov and Varfolomeev (1981) and Kobrunov (2007) for the gravity field. This was applied as the basis for our inversion.…”

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Detection of Subsurface Density Structures of the Aristarchus Plateau by Gravity Inversion

Liang,

Amrouche,

Yan

et al. 2024

JGR Planets

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The Aristarchus plateau, located at the center of Oceanus Procellarum, exhibits one of the most complex volcanic features on the Moon. To understand the subsurface three‐dimensional density distribution under the Aristarchus plateau, we performed gravity inversion using high‐resolution gravity data obtained from the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission. Our inversion results indicate the presence of a strong lateral density differentiation, with some positive and negative density anomalies possibly exhibiting a correlation with the volcanic features observed on the surface. A linear high‐density anomaly near the Cobra Head magma source and an elliptical high‐density anomaly both exactly match the surface basaltic exposures observable in the remote sensing data. We executed the density separation to extract low‐density anomalies of the whole plateau and removed most of the density artifacts. The low‐density anomalies display elevated terrain evidence of multiple “semi‐ring” structures, suggesting the location of buried remnants of crater rims. The Aristarchus crater has a central low‐density anomaly in the exact size and shape of the later‐formed impact crater. This anomaly is consistent with the high crater porosity produced by extensive impact‐generated fracturing and dilatant bulking, though the observed gravity and density anomalies are greater in magnitude than expected for this process. The remote sensing data expose high‐silica material in the crater rim, implying that the young crater excavated an underlying layer containing both plagioclase and Si‐rich materials, and indicating that the local uplift of feldspathic and/or silicic materials also contributes to the high amplitude of the low‐density anomaly in the Aristarchus crater.

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