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Are the low ring structures on the Moon older than the craters ? A study of the Flamsteed P ring structure revealed by photographs taken by the U.S. lunar probes Orbiter I and Surveyor I throws new light on this question.
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FIELDER, G. Volcanic Rings on the Moon. Nature 213, 333–336 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213333a0
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