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Join us to investigate if the Aristarchus Plateau was formed by a shield volcano using LMMP tools. Explore data sets, features like rilles and craters, and chemistry data to test hypotheses. lmmp.nasa.gov
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Investigating the Moon with the Lunar Mapping and Modeling Portal
Objectives • Become familiar with the LMMP tools • Learn how to use the tools to investigate questions about the Moon
Big Question Was the Aristarchus Plateau formed by a shield volcano?
Hypotheses • If the Aristarchus Plateau was formed by a shield volcano, then we would expect to see evidence of many layers of lava • If the Aristarchus Plateau was formed by a shield volcano, then the shape of the plateau should resemble that of shield volcanoes on Earth
If the Aristarchus Plateau was formed by a shield volcano, then we would expect to see evidence of many layers of lava
If the Aristarchus Plateau was formed by a shield volcano, then the shape of the plateau would resemble that of shield volcanoes on Earth
Possible datasets • Visible imagery (WAC mosaic) • Topography (LOLA DEM) • Chemistry (Clementine FeO and TiO2)
What features are seen on Aristarchus plateau? • Rilles • Craters of varying degrees of degradation • Pit craters
What does the chemistry data tell us about the composition of the rocks in this area?