The tidal–rotational shape of the Moon and evidence for polar wander

Ian Garrick-Bethell (), Viranga Perera, Francis Nimmo and Maria T. Zuber
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Ian Garrick-Bethell: University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
Viranga Perera: University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
Francis Nimmo: University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
Maria T. Zuber: Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA

Nature, 2014, vol. 512, issue 7513, 181-184

Abstract: Analysis of the Moon's topography reveals that when its largest basins are removed, the lunar shape is consistent with processes controlled by early Earth tides, and implies a reorientation of the Moon's principal shape axes.

Date: 2014
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