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Nanoscale space weathering features in mature lunar soil revealed by TEM and APT

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 8, Page 2048-2072, August 2026.
Abstract Space weathering significantly alters the optical, chemical, and structural properties of lunar regolith at micro‐ and nanoscales; yet detailed nanoscale variability within individual soils remains underexplored. Here we apply transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atom probe tomography to four mineral grains (olivine, ilmenite, and two ...
Jennika Greer +6 more
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Impact provenance and age of a unique basalt found in Apollo 12 regolith

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 8, Page 2073-2085, August 2026.
Abstract Basaltic sample 12032,366‐18 from the Apollo 12 landing site is distinct among basalts collected at this site, other Apollo landing sites, and lunar meteorites in terms of its age, bulk rock composition, and isotopic composition. We present new Pb isotopic data obtained by in situ Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry on multiple mineral phases in ...
C. Deligny +5 more
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Creation of Lunar-like Rims in Ilmenite Using Synthetic Solar Wind

The Planetary Science Journal
Space weathering of lunar minerals, due to bombardment from solar wind (SW) particles and micrometeoroid impacts, modifies the mineralogy within tens of nanometers of the surface, i.e., the rim.
Roshan S. Trivedi +11 more
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Mineralogy and Petrology of A New Lunar Meteorite M16005 [PDF]