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fayalit t1_j72cf0v wrote

I'm curious about whether it would be possible to create a calibrated dating curve for lunar impact craters similar to how LaHusen et al., 2016 did for landslides in a particular river valley in Washington.

I vaguely remember hearing that, similar to landslides, impact craters start out with a high surface roughness but become smoother over time. This presupposes high quality DTMs of the lunar surface so it's purely theoretical. But I'm curious if it's possible to calibrate a roughness curve with some absolute dates or if the surface processes or timescales are just too dissimilar to be comparable.

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