The surface of the Moon is a critical boundary that shapes our understanding of the Moon as
a whole. All geologic mapping and remote sensing techniques utilize only the outermost …

The Moon is the only planetary body other than the Earth for which samples have been
collected in situ by humans and robotic missions and returned to Earth. Scientific …

The texture and modal composition of fourteen carbonaceous chondrites of the CM group
were studied in detail to unravel the origin of their various components and the evolution of …

We present new compositional data for six feldspathic lunar meteorites, two from cold
deserts (Yamato 791197 and 82192) and four from hot deserts (Dhofar 025, Northwest …

About 36 lunar meteorites have been found in cold and hot deserts since the first one was
found in 1979 in Antarctica. All are random samples ejected from unknown locations on the …

The chemical implications of a “giant impact” model for the origin of the Moon are examined,
both for the Moon and for the Earth. The Impactor is taken to be an approximately Mars-sized …

Remote sensing discoveries of hydroxyl and water on the lunar surface have reshaped our
view of the distribution of water and related compounds on airless bodies such as the …

New data for lunar meteorites and a synthesis of literature data have significant implications
for the interpretation of global Th data and for the Moon's bulk composition. As presently …

The petrology, major and trace element geochemistry, and Nd‐Ar‐Sr isotopic compositions
of a ferroan noritic anorthosite clast from lunar breccia 67215 have been studied in order to …

Igneous rocks are the primary building blocks of planetary crusts. Most igneous rocks
originate via decompression melting and/or wet melting of protolith lithologies within …