A new seismic velocity model for the Moon from a Monte Carlo inversion of the Apollo lunar seismic data

By Amir Khan, Klaus Mosegaard, K. L. Rasmussen. 2000

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Subfields: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics

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In Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. L. Elkins‐Tanton
2. Mark A. Wieczorek
3. P. Warren
4. Q. Yin
5. S. Burgess
6. J. Orman
7. E. Hauri
8. A. Saal

In Geophysics

1. Amir Khan
2. E. Hauri
3. Q. Yin
4. S. Burgess
5. P. Warren
6. Yosio Nakamura
7. M. Rutherford
8. J. Orman

Citations in the corpus

• Water in the Moon's interior: Truth and consequences (2015, background): “Reanalysis of lunar seismic data (Khan et al., 2000; Lognonné et al., 2003; Garcia et al., 2011; Weber et al., 2011), as well as topographic and gravity constraints from the recent GRAIL mission (Wieczorek et al.”
• “New” lunar meteorites: Implications for composition of the global lunar surface, lunar crust, and the bulk Moon (2005, methodology): “Improved results from the inverse Monte Carlo technique (Khan et al. 2000) show that mg is only loosely constrained by the seismic data, although the best estimates of Khan et al. (2000) suggest that seismic velocities are practically constant in the upper mantle down to ∼500 km (amounting to 56%…”
• Joint inversion of seismic and gravity data for lunar composition and thermal state (2007, background): “…the much increased computer capabilities over the last 25 yr, the Apollo lunar seismic data have become the focus of renewed interest, enabling the acquisition of previously unobtainable information (Khan et al. 2000; Khan & Mosegaard 2002; Lognonné et al. 2003; Bulow et al. 2005; Nakamura 2005).”
• The lunar magma ocean: Reconciling the solidification process with lunar petrology and geochronology (2011, background): “This model considers the evolution of a convecting magma ocean with a depth of 1000 km. Lunar seismic data are ambiguous as to whether or not there are global seismic discontinuities (e.g., Khan et al., 2000; Lognonne, 2005).”
• Farside deep moonquakes and deep interior of the Moon (2005, methodology): “Although some newer models such as those of Khan et al. [2000] and Lognonne ´e t al. [2003] are now available, the difference among models is relatively small and we judged that the old model was adequate for the present purpose.”
• Thermal and Magmatic Evolution of the Moon (2006, methodology): “Several of the Apollo-era seismic models have been analyzed to infer constraints on the structure and composition of the lunar mantle (Buck and Toksöz 1980; Hood and Jones 1987; Mueller et al. 1988; Hood and Zuber 2000; Khan et al. 2000).”