[HTML][HTML] Geologic context of Chang'e-6 candidate landing regions and potential non-mare materials in the returned samples
Our understanding of the lunar farside from orbital remote sensing is limited by the lack of
ground-truth constraints from returned samples. China's Chang'e-6 (CE-6) mission plans to …
ground-truth constraints from returned samples. China's Chang'e-6 (CE-6) mission plans to …
Orbital characterization of the composition and distribution of spinels across the Crisium region: Insight from Luna 20 samples
DP Moriarty III, SB Simon, CK Shearer… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Spinels represent a small fraction of lunar surface materials but provide important insights
into the petrological evolution of the lunar crust and mantle. Previous remote sensing …
into the petrological evolution of the lunar crust and mantle. Previous remote sensing …
[HTML][HTML] Elemental analyses of feldspathic to basaltic soils and rocks on the moon using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
In-situ analysis of major elements using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is
essential for future lunar landing missions, yet its performance under lunar conditions …
essential for future lunar landing missions, yet its performance under lunar conditions …
Compositional diversity in the Mare Marginis and Mare Smythii: An insight into the volcanism in the region
Abstract The Marginis-Smythii region of the eastern limb of the Moon is a unique geological
setting with the presence of equally widespread volcanism both inside and outside of an …
setting with the presence of equally widespread volcanism both inside and outside of an …
Spectral evidence for a pyroclastic mantle over the Tacquet formation and Menelaus domes of southwest Mare Serenitatis
Abstract The Tacquet Formation (TF) was first identified in geologic mapping of southern
Mare Serenitatis as a distinct low albedo region split by the linear Rimae Menelaus rilles. A …
Mare Serenitatis as a distinct low albedo region split by the linear Rimae Menelaus rilles. A …