Jones, Matt J.; Evans, Alexander J.; Johnson, Brandon C.; Weller, Matthew B.; Andrews-Hanna, Jeffrey C.; Tikoo, Sonia M.; Keane, James Tuttle
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2022-04-08)
The formation of the largest and most ancient lunar impact basin, South Pole–Aitken (SPA), was a defining event in the Moon's evolution. Using numerical simulations, we show that widespread mantle heating from the SPA ...