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Tsunamis on the Moon?

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The spacing of the five annular mountain rings around Mare Orientale fits a dispersion curve for gravity waves on a 50 km “liquid” layer overlying a rigid basement.

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VAN DORN, W. Tsunamis on the Moon?. Nature 220, 1102–1107 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2201102a0

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