Abstract
I BELONG to the school that interprets the main observable lunar topographical features as the result of impacts with asteroids and comets. To proponents of this belief, a stunning blow was delivered in 1959 when Kuiper1 exhibited, during a space symposium in Washington, his beautiful pictures of small features that just could not be impact explosion craters. The discovery of release of carbon dioxide gas also strengthened the picture of some internal lunar feature through which gas could be released.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on SpringerLink
- Instant access to the full article PDF.
USD 39.95
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Kuiper, G. P., Symposium on Problems in Space Exploration, Washington (April 30, 1959).
Dietz, R. S., Sci. American, 205, No. 2, 50 (1961).
Dietz, R. S., J. Geol., 67, 496 (1959).
Dietz, R. S., Science, 131, 1781 (1960).
Gold, T., Mon. Not. Roy. Astro. Soc., 115, 585 (1955).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
COHEN, A. Megashatter Cone Hypothesis of the Origin of Lunar Volcanoes. Nature 192, 346 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192346a0
Issue date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/192346a0
