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# Global tectonic patterns of the Moon

Preferred citation (DataCite format):
  I. Matsuyama, J.T. Keane, A. Trinh, M. Beuthe, T.R. Watters,
  Global tectonic patterns of the Moon,
  Icarus, 2020
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2020.114202


Corresponding Author:   
  Isamu M Matsuyama, University of Arizona, isa@lpl.arizona.edu


License:
  CC0


DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25422/azu.data.12935162



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## Summary
Data analyzed in this study were a re-analysis of existing data, which are
openly available at locations cited in the reference section of "Global
tectonic patterns of the Moon" (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2020.114202).

The data are the spherical harmonic expansion coefficients of South-Pole
Aitken (SPA) and Lunar Mare models. Format for the spherical harmonics is the
usual SHTOOLS (https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2018GC007529)
format: l, m, Clm, Slm.  



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## Files and Folders

SHTOOLS_SH_correctedcrustalthickness_v2_180919_0000_to_0310.txt
- SPA crustal thickness data. Plain text file containing a table of the 
normalized spherical harmonic expansion coefficients of South-Pole Aitken, 
from spherical harmonic degrees l=0 to l=310.

SHTOOLS_SH_lunarmare_0000_to_0179.txt
- Lunar Mare data. Plain text file containing a table of the normalized spherical harmonic
expansion coefficients of Lunar Mare, from spherical harmonic degrees l=0 to l=179.



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## Additional Notes

Links:
  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2020.114202