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Endogenic Cratering Distribution on the Moon

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WITHIN the cratering distribution for the Hyginus Rille floor, the chain craters represent a distribution which is distinctly different from that resulting by impact of interplanetary debris. It has been postulated1–7 that Hyginus Rille was controlled in its development by tectonic activity along a graben zone, and some investigators1–5,7–10 have suggested that these chain craters are volcanic in origin.

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