Thermal Moonquake Location Algorithm and Analysis

Phillips, Deanna ; Weber, Renee C

关键词: ALGORITHMS;    DIURNAL VARIATIONS;    LUNAR CRUST;    LUNAR MANTLE;    LUNAR SURFACE;    MOONQUAKES;    SEISMOLOGY;    TEMPERATURE EFFECTS;   

RP-ID  :  MSFC-E-DAA-TN66731

学科分类：空间科学

美国|英语

来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

What: Thermal moonquakes are small amplitude events that are produced by diurnal temperature changes. Why: Finding the locations of thermal moonquakes will lead to information about lunar surface processes. Where: Apollo 17 Lunar Seismic Profiling Experiment (LSPE) is able to locate thermal moonquake unlike Apollo 12-16. The primary science goal was an active source experiment to study the detailed structure of the lunar crust using 8 explosive packages (EPs). The secondary science goal was to passively listen for lunar seismic activity.