HFT events: Shallow moonquakes? |
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| Authors: | Yosio Nakamura |
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| Institution: | Geophysics Laboratory, Marine Science Institute, University of Texas, Galveston, Texas 77550 U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | A few large distant seismic events of distinctly high signal frequency, designated HFT (high-frequency teleseismic) events, are observed yearly by the Apollo lunar seismic network. Their sources are located on or near the surface of the moon, leaving a large gap in seismic activity between the zones of HFT sources and deep moonquakes. No strong regularities are found in either their spatial or temporal distributions. Several working hypotheses for the identity of these sources have been advanced, but many characteristics of the events seem to favor a hypothesis that they are shallow moonquakes. Simultaneous observations of other lunar phenomena may eventually enable the determination of their true identity. |
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