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Pearce & Melosh 1986
Pearce, S.J. and Melosh, H.J. (1986). Terrace width variations in complex lunar craters. Geophysical Research Letters 13: doi: 10.1029/GL013i013p01419. issn: 0094-8276.

The widths of terrace structures in complex craters on the moon are compared to existing theoretical models of their origin. Terrace widths in an individual crater increase monotonically outward toward the crater rim. Similarly, the width W of the terraces lying closest to the rim of a crater of diameter D increases monotonically, obeying a least squares power law relation W(km)=0.09D0.87(km). A simple model of slumping that ignores inertial forces and assumes a constant bedrock yield strength is in good agreement with the observations.

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