The current state of understanding of the lunar interior is the sum of nearly four decades of
work and a range of exploration programs spanning that same time period. Missions of the …

As with all science, our continually developing concepts of lunar evolution are firmly tied to
both new types of observations and the integration of these observations to the known pool …

The giant impact hypothesis remains the leading theory for lunar origin. However, current
models struggle to explain the Moon's composition and isotopic similarity with Earth. Here …

Geophysical, remote‐sensing, and sample data demonstrate that the Procellarum and
Imbrium regions of the Moon make up a unique geochemical crustal province (here dubbed …

Abstract Crystallization of the Lunar Magma Ocean (LMO) has been numerically modeled
and its products inferred from sample observations, but it has never been fully tested …

In this chapter, we present and discuss in detail current and novel advances in our
understanding of the processes that drove primordial differentiation of the Moon. This …

▪ Abstract The giant impact theory is the leading hypothesis for the origin of the Moon. This
review focuses on dynamical aspects of an impact-induced lunar formation, in particular …

Abstract Types of rock, such as komatiite, which formed entirely or dominantly during
restricted time periods in solar system history, are important indicators of how planetary …

The average crustal thickness of the southern highlands of Mars was investigated by
calculating geoid‐to‐topography ratios (GTRs) and interpreting these in terms of an Airy …

Abstract Data obtained from Sm‐Nd and Rb‐Sr isotopic measurements of lunar highlands'
samples are renormalized to common standard values and then used to define ages with a …