Lunar mare basaltic volcanism: Volcanic features and emplacement processes
JW Head, L Wilson, H Hiesinger… - … in Mineralogy and …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Volcanism is a fundamental process in the geological evolution of the Moon, providing clues
to the composition and structure of the mantle, the location and duration of interior melting …
to the composition and structure of the mantle, the location and duration of interior melting …
Magmatic evolution II: A new view of post-differentiation magmatism
Just as the use of new tools revolutionized lunar science in 1610 (Galileo's telescope), 1840
(photography), and 1960s–1970s and 1990s (over 45 robotic and human missions to the …
(photography), and 1960s–1970s and 1990s (over 45 robotic and human missions to the …
The crust of the Moon as seen by GRAIL
High-resolution gravity data obtained from the dual Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory
(GRAIL) spacecraft show that the bulk density of the Moon's highlands crust is 2550 …
(GRAIL) spacecraft show that the bulk density of the Moon's highlands crust is 2550 …
A long-lived magma ocean on a young Moon
A giant impact onto Earth led to the formation of the Moon, resulted in a lunar magma ocean
(LMO), and initiated the last event of core segregation on Earth. However, the timing and …
(LMO), and initiated the last event of core segregation on Earth. However, the timing and …
[HTML][HTML] The abundance, distribution, and isotopic composition of hydrogen in the Moon as revealed by basaltic lunar samples: Implications for the volatile inventory of …
In this study we have measured the OH contents and D/H ratios in apatite grains in lunar
basalts. These new data considerably expand the limited dataset published so far. The data …
basalts. These new data considerably expand the limited dataset published so far. The data …
Constraining the evolutionary history of the Moon and the inner solar system: a case for new returned lunar samples
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 …
collected in situ by humans and robotic missions and returned to Earth. Scientific …
Lunar meteorites
KH Joy, J Gross, RL Korotev… - … in Mineralogy and …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Lunar meteorites are fragments of consolidated rock that were ejected from the Moon when
it was struck by an impacting asteroid or comet, entered an Earth-crossing orbit, and …
it was struck by an impacting asteroid or comet, entered an Earth-crossing orbit, and …
A changing thermal regime revealed from shallow to deep basalt source melting in the Moon
Sample return missions have provided the basis for understanding the thermochemical
evolution of the Moon. Mare basalt sources are likely to have originated from partial melting …
evolution of the Moon. Mare basalt sources are likely to have originated from partial melting …
[HTML][HTML] Multiple reservoirs of volatiles in the Moon revealed by the isotopic composition of chlorine in lunar basalts
JJ Barnes, IA Franchi, FM McCubbin… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2019 - Elsevier
The isotopes of chlorine (37 Cl and 35 Cl) are highly fractionated in lunar samples
compared to most other Solar System materials. Recently, the chlorine isotope signatures of …
compared to most other Solar System materials. Recently, the chlorine isotope signatures of …
[HTML][HTML] The old, unique C1 chondrite Flensburg–Insight into the first processes of aqueous alteration, brecciation, and the diversity of water-bearing parent bodies …
Abstract On September 12, 2019 at 12: 49: 48 (UT) a bolide was observed by hundreds of
eye-witnesses from the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Denmark and the UK. One day …
eye-witnesses from the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Denmark and the UK. One day …