Nonuniform cratering of the Moon and a revised crater chronology of the inner Solar System

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Back to the Moon: The scientific rationale for resuming lunar surface exploration (2012, methodology): “Furthermore, longitudinal variations in the cratering rate on the surface of the Moon are predicted by orbital dynamics models, but these are difficult to confirm with existing data (Le Feuvre and Wieczorek, 2011).”
How old are young lunar craters (2012, methodology): “…and longitudinal asymmetries in the distribution of impact craters on the Moon and their possible effects on the lunar chronology were observed and modeled in several studies [e.g., Morota et al., 2005; Le Feuvre and Wieczorek, 2008, 2011; Gallant et al., 2009; Werner and Medvedev, 2010].”
The orbital distribution of Near-Earth Objects inside Earth's orbit (2012, background): “Le Feuvre and Wieczorek (2008, 2011) found these ratios to be 1.11 and 1.15 respectively.”
A New Global Database of Lunar Impact Craters >1–2 km: 1. Crater Locations and Sizes, Comparisons With Published Databases, and Global Analysis (2019, background): “I hypothesize it is due to previously unrecognized secondary craters because, dynamically, there is no reason for the lunar north pole to have a marked increase in primary impact events (e.g., Le Feuvre & Wieczorek, 2011).”