Impact History of the Moon

Research Article| December 01, 2023 Impact History of the Moon Barbara A. Cohen; Barbara A. Cohen NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA barbara.a.cohen@nasa.gov; Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Carolyn H. van der Bogert; Carolyn H. van der Bogert Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms–Universität, 48149 Münster, Germany vanderbogert@uni-muenster.de; Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar William F. Bottke; William F. Bottke Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO 80302, USA bottke@boulder.swri.edu; Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Natalie M. Curran; Natalie M. Curran NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USACatholic University of America, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771,USA natalie.m.curran@nasa.gov; Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Caleb I. Fassett; Caleb I. Fassett NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, USA caleb.i.fassett@nasa.gov; Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Harald Hiesinger; Harald Hiesinger Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms–Universität, 48149 Münster, Germany hiesinger@uni-muenster.de; Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Katherine H. Joy; Katherine H. Joy School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK katherine.joy@manchester.ac.uk; Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Sara Mazrouei; Sara Mazrouei Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B1, Canada sara.mazrouei.seidani@mail.utoronto.ca; Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Alexander Nemchin; Alexander Nemchin School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia 6102, Australia a.nemchin@curtin.edu.au; Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Gregory A. Neumann; Gregory A. Neumann NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA gregory.a.neumann@nasa.gov; Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Marc V. Norman; Marc V. Norman Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia marc.norman@anu.edu.au; Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Nicolle E. B. Zellner Nicolle E. B. Zellner Department of Physics, Albion College, Albion, MI 49224 USA nzellner@albion.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Barbara A. Cohen NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA Carolyn H. van der Bogert Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms–Universität, 48149 Münster, Germany William F. Bottke Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO 80302, USA Natalie M. Curran NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USACatholic University of America, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771,USA Caleb I. Fassett NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, USA Harald Hiesinger Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms–Universität, 48149 Münster, Germany Katherine H. Joy School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK Sara Mazrouei Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3B1, Canada Alexander Nemchin School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia 6102, Australia Gregory A. Neumann NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA Marc V. Norman Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia Nicolle E. B. Zellner Department of Physics, Albion College, Albion, MI 49224 USA barbara.a.cohen@nasa.gov; vanderbogert@uni-muenster.de; bottke@boulder.swri.edu; natalie.m.curran@nasa.gov; caleb.i.fassett@nasa.gov; hiesinger@uni-muenster.de; katherine.joy@manchester.ac.uk; sara.mazrouei.seidani@mail.utoronto.ca; a.nemchin@curtin.edu.au; gregory.a.neumann@nasa.gov; marc.norman@anu.edu.au; nzellner@albion.edu Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 04 Dec 2023 Copyright © 2023 by the Mineralogical Society of AmericaMineralogical Society of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2023) 89 (1): 373–400. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2023.89.09 Article history First Online: 04 Dec 2023 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Barbara A. Cohen, Carolyn H. van der Bogert, William F. Bottke, Natalie M. Curran, Caleb I. Fassett, Harald Hiesinger, Katherine H. Joy, Sara Mazrouei, Alexander Nemchin, Gregory A. Neumann, Marc V. Norman, Nicolle E. B. Zellner; Impact History of the Moon. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2023;; 89 (1): 373–400. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2023.89.09 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search Establishing an absolute lunar impact chronology has important ramifications for understanding the early structure of the Solar System, to understand the evolution of both the dynamics and composition of the bodies. Our existing understanding of inner Solar System chronology is anchored to the crater density and analogy with impact flux rates on the Moon. The topic of lunar impact history has been the subject of numerous reviews (e.g., Hartmann et al. 2000; Ryder et al. 2000; Stöffler et al. 2006; Chapman et al. 2007; Fassett and Minton 2013; Bottke and Norman 2017; Zellner 2017... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.