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mascon

[′mas‚kän]
(geology)
A large, high-density mass concentration below a ringed mare on the surface of the moon.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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MASCON has paid a total of $1,178,323 to the New York City's Comptroller Office for the wage violations.
Shezhad of Mascon UAE was named the Man of the Match.
The crustal modeling suggests that the mantle component in Figures 3d and 6 can account for the mascon of the inferred Vichada impact crater.
Mascon UAE reached the target in 13 overs losing two wickets.
GRAIL's map shows that the bend occurs exactly where the rille, if it had maintained a straight course, would have cut through the boundary between the basin mascon and the surrounding crustal rocks.
Shakoor of Mascon UAE was named the man of the match.
The interiors of many basins are pronounced gravity "highs," the famous mass concentrations or mascons discovered in the early days of lunar exploration.
Hyper Group tournament: Pak Emirates bt Mascon UAE by five wickets.
Batting first, Mascon UAE put on 170 runs for the loss of six wickets 20 overs while Pak Emirates reached the target losing five wickets in 18.5 overs.
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