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Internal origin for lunar rilled craters and the maria?

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THE origin of lunar craters has been attributed to both volcanism1–3 and/or impact4–6, although since the return of the Apollo 11 volcanic rocks opinion has favoured an endogenic origin for a greater part of the lunar morphology than was previously accepted7.

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  1. Lunar and Planetary Unit, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Lancaster, Bailrigg, Lancashire, UK

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WHITFORD-STARK, J. Internal origin for lunar rilled craters and the maria?. Nature 248, 573–575 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/248573a0

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