Understanding the Gravity

Field of the Moon

Members:
Josue Manuel P. (Peru), Bayram Y. (Turkiye), Umit Y.K.(Turkiye), Mohammad G. (Iran)

Tutors:
Dr. Min Ding, Dr. Qingyun Deng

Space Science School 1

Contents

• Introduction

• Objectives

• Results and Discussion

• Conclusions

Space Science School 2

Introduction

• The Moon’s crustal thickness can be understand

as a measure of how profound the crust layer of
the moon is.
• Its importance relays on many fields such as:
• Understanding of moon’s past and its
evolution
• Impact History and crater study
• Seismic Activity
• Planetary Science
• Moon’s crustal thickness plays an important role
on geological study of the moonSpace Science School 3
Objectives
• Estimation of the Moon’s free air anomaly.
• Estimation of Moon’s topography.
• Crustal thickness inversion
• Cross section analysis
• Changing density and average crustal thickness parameters
• Comparison of crustal thickness of moon’s near and far side.

Space Science School 4

Moons gravity Free Air Anomaly (GRGM900C)

Wieczorek, M. A.
(2015).

• Where:
• G is the gravitational constant
• M is the total mass of the object
• r is position
• R0 is the reference radius
• Clm are the internal mass coefficients
• Ylm is the spherical harmonic function
• l and m refers to the spherical harmonic’s degree and order respectively
Space Science School 5
Moons gravity Free Air Anomaly (GRGM900C)

Space Science School 6

Moon’s geoid (GRGM900C)

• R is the spherical reference value

• ω is the angular velocity of the rotating object
• Y20 is the spherical harmonic result for l = 20 and m = 0

Space Science School 7

Moon’s geoid (GRGM900C)

Space Science School 8

Moon’s topography (MoonTopo2600p)

Space Science School 9

Crustal Thickness Inversion (Uniform density form)

Wieczorek&Phillips, 1998
Wieczorek+2013

• λ is the lagrangian multiplier

• ρ is the crustal density
• Δρ is the density contrast
• D is the average thickness of the crust
• h refers to the topography in complex form
• ωl is the downward continuationSpace
filter
Science School 10
Crustal Thickness Inversion (Uniform density form)
ρ = 2300
(kg / m^3)

D = 35 Km

Space Science School 11

Crustal Thickness Inversion (Uniform density form)
ρ = 2300
(kg / m^3)

D = 35 Km

Space Science School 12

Cross section of crustal Thickness Inversion (Lon =
55 °)

Space Science School 13

Cross section of crustal Thickness Inversion (Lon =
190 °)

Space Science School 14

Cross section of crustal Thickness Inversion (Lon =
330 °)

Space Science School 15

Crustal Thickness Inversion, region analysis

Space Science School 16

Crustal Thickness Inversion, region analysis

70

= 2500 (Kg/m3) D = 35 (Km)

65 = 2700 (Kg/m3) D = 35 (Km)
= 2300 (Kg/m3), D = 60 (Km)
60 = 2500 (Kg/m3), D = 60 (Km)
Mean Crustal Thickness (Km)

55

50

45

40

35

30

25

20
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

Longitude (°)
Space Science School 17
Crustal Thickness Inversion, region
analysis

Space Science School 18

 Crustal Thickness Inversion, region analysis

3
3
= 2700 (kg/m ), D = 35 Km = 2500 (kg/m ), D = 60 Km
3
= 2500 (kg/m ), D = 35 Km 70
45

40 40 60

35 35
50

Crustal thickness (Km)

Crustal thickness (Km)
30
Crustal thickness (Km)

30
40
25 25

20 30
20

15
15 20
10
10
10
5
5
0 0
0
Near side Far side Near side Far side
Near side Far side
Sides Sides
Sides

Space Science School 19

Conclusions
• Moon’s free air anomaly was obtained (SHTools)
• Moon’s topography was obtained (SHTools)
• Crustal thickness was inverted from FAA and Topography data and
cross section analysis was performed (SHTools and CTPlanet)
• Mean crustal thickness of moon sides was obtained. It is observable
that far side of the moon has greater crustal thickness value for all
reviewed cases.

Space Science School 20

Thank you

Gracias
谢谢
Grazie
Teşekkürler
‫متشکرم‬
ขอบคุณ
Merci

Space Science School 21