Method for Identifying Lava Tubes Among Pit Craters Using Brightness Profile Across Pits on the Moon or Mars |
Jung, Jongil
(Department of Astronomy, Space Science and Geology, Chungnam National University)
Hong, Ik-Seon (Department of Astronomy, Space Science and Geology, Chungnam National University) Cho, Eunjin (Department of Astronomy, Space Science and Geology, Chungnam National University) Yi, Yu (Department of Astronomy, Space Science and Geology, Chungnam National University) |
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