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Nature 217, 611-615 (17 February 1968) | doi:10.1038/217611a0; Received 29 January 1968

Multiphase Development of the Lunar Crater Tycho

R. G. STROM & G. FIELDER*

  1. Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona
  2. * On leave from the University of London.
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Data collected by Orbiter V when it landed on the Moon in 1967 provide information about the history of the crater Tycho. Volcanic eruptions seem to have been involved in the crater's development.