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Widespread ilmenite contributions to the surface water cycle in lunar Procellarum KREEP Terrane [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsThe role of widespread ilmenite in lunar mare regions in the abundance and diurnal variations of surficial OH/H2O remains controversial. Here, we report the water content and hydrogen isotopes in the rims of lunar ilmenites from Chang’e-5 soil samples ...
Yuchen Xu +16 more
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A New Global Perspective on Recent Tectonism in the Lunar Maria
The Planetary Science JournalEarth’s Moon exhibits evidence that it is tectonically active. That evidence includes the Apollo Lunar Seismic Experiment detection of shallow moonquakes and the presence of geologically young tectonic features at the lunar surface. Lobate scarps are one
C. A. Nypaver +4 more
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Remote Compositional Analyses of Space-weathered Lunar Maria
The Planetary Science JournalVisible-to-shortwave infrared (VSWIR) reflectance spectroscopy has revolutionized our understanding of planetary surface compositions. However, space-weathering processes on airless bodies complicate quantitative compositional analyses.
Ji-In Jung +3 more
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Depths of Copernican Craters on Lunar Maria and Highlands [PDF]
Earth, Moon, and Planets, 2021 23 pages, 6 ...
E. A. Feoktistova, S. I. Ipatov
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Earth, Planets and Space, 2020 Site-dependent bulk permittivities of the lunar uppermost media with thicknesses of tens to hundreds meters were estimated based on the data from Lunar Radar Sounder onboard the Selenological and Engineering Explorer (SELENE).
Keigo Hongo +2 more
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Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2023 Maps of lunar wrinkle ridges (LWRs) were created from 70°N to 70°S and 140°E to 140°W (extracted and highlighted the major LWRs area) using automated LWRs detection process with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera wide range angle camera and Lunar ...
Aqil Tariq +4 more
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Origin of the Lunar Maria [PDF]
Nature, 1966 THE hypothesis proposed by Kopal1 concerning the origin of the lunar maria is very interesting. However, it is important to note that the distribution of lunar craters on the Earth-turned hemisphere is far from uniform. There are significant, well-marked chains approximately aligned with the central meridian as seen from Earth; in the west (classical ...
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Investigation of Reflectance Distribution and Trend for the Double Ray Located in the Northwest of Tycho Crater [PDF]
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2015 Analysis of lunar samples returned by the US Apollo missions revealed that the lunar highlands consist of anorthosite, plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine; also, the lunar maria are composed of materials such as basalt and ilmenite.
Eung Seok Yi +5 more
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IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2022 Research on lunar basalt thickness and subsurface features is of great significance to conclude the magma evolution history and explore the thermal evolution process of the Moon.
Chenyang Zhang +3 more
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InterCarto. InterGIS, 2015 The source of gravity anomalies of the Moon are large mascons with a high mass concentration at a depth of volcanic plains and lunar Maria. New data on the gravitational field of the Moon were obtained from two Grail spacecrafts. The article presents the
S. G. Pugacheva, V. V. Shevchenko
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