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Widespread ilmenite contributions to the surface water cycle in lunar Procellarum KREEP Terrane [PDF]

open access: yesNature Communications
The 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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Multiband Spectropolarimetry of Lunar Maria, Pyroclastics, Fresh Craters, and Swirl Materials

open access: yesThe Astronomical Journal
Imaging polarimetry is a well-known method for examining the small-scale structure of the surface regolith of airless celestial bodies. In this study, we examine (for the first time) the wavelength-dependent polarization behavior of selected lunar areas,
Christian Wöhler   +2 more
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Depths of Copernican Craters on Lunar Maria and Highlands [PDF]

open access: yesEarth, Moon, and Planets, 2021
23 pages, 6 ...
E. A. Feoktistova, S. I. Ipatov
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Analysis and mapping of lunar wrinkle ridges (LWRs) using automated LWRs detection process with LROC-WAC and LOLA data

open access: yesFrontiers 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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Estimation of bulk permittivity of the Moon’s surface using Lunar Radar Sounder on-board Selenological and Engineering Explorer

open access: yesEarth, 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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Investigation of Reflectance Distribution and Trend for the Double Ray Located in the Northwest of Tycho Crater [PDF]

open access: yesJournal 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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Estimation of the Thickness of the Lunar Uppermost Basalt Layer Based on Lunar Radar Sounder Observations

open access: yesIEEE 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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Terraced depressions in Lunar Maria [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Geophysical Research, 1971
Some shallow, irregularly shaped mare depressions are bordered by terraces. Morphologic study suggests that some of these depressions are drained lava lakes. If so, mare materials in which they occur originated as lava. Some associated sinuous rills and craters may have had volcanic origins.
openaire   +1 more source

GRAVITY ANOMALIES OF THE MOON

open access: yesInterCarto. 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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Special Thermophysical Features of Floor Materials in Mare Smythii Indicated by CE-2 CELMS Data

open access: yesIEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2021
Mare Smythii is a special basin, which is one of the oldest mare basins with the considerably young mare basalts and the high density of floor-fractured craters.
Cai Liu   +8 more
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