[meteorite-list] SMART-1 Image: Lomonosov - A Large Crater Filled By Lava

http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEM1R6BUQPE_index_0.html Lomonosov - a large crater filled by lava SMART-1 European Space Agency 25 July 2006 This image, taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows crater Lomonosov on the Moon's far side. AMIE

Re: [meteorite-list] SMART-1 Image: Lomonosov - A Large Crater Filled By Lava

Hi - While the Moon lacks an atmosphere, which is required for an airblast, isn't it more likely that what we're seeing here is impact glass rather than lava? I can't see how lava would pool at such a shallow depth, given that the Moon's core hsa been cooled for some billions of years now. I