NCHALADA, July 16, 2005; Afternoon Session

The Lunar Rilles

By

Robert A. Garfinkle, F.R.A.S.

Our discussion this afternoon will be about lunar rilles; their geological make-up, classification, and observation.

A few references on lunar rilles:

Mutch, Thomas A. Geology of the Moon, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1972.

Schultz, Peter H. Moon Morphology: Interpretations Based on Lunar Orbiter Photography. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1976.

Short, Nicholas M. Planetary Geology. Englewood Cliff, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1975.

Wilhelms, Don E. The Geologic History of the Moon. Washington, D. C.: USGPO, 1987.