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Global Silicate Mineralogy of the Moon from the Diviner Lunar Radiometer

Science, 2010
Lunar Reconnaissance The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reached lunar orbit on 23 June 2009. Global data acquired since then now tell us about the impact history of the Moon and the igneous processes that shaped it. Using the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter, Head et al.
Greenhagen, B, Lucey, P, Wyatt, M, Glotch, T, Allen, C, Arnold, J, Bandfield, J, Bowles, N, Donaldson Hanna, K, Hayne, P, Song, E, Thomas, I, Paige, D   +12 more
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VMMO Lunar Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter

, 2018
Understanding the lunar near-surface distribution of relevant in-situ resources, such as ilmenite (FeTiO3), and volatiles, such as water/ice, is vital to future sustained manned bases. VMMO is a highly-capable, low-cost 12U Cubesat designed for operation in a lunar frozen orbit.
Kruzelecky, Roman, Murzionak, Piotr, Lavoie, Jonathan, Sinclair, Ian, Schinn, Gregory, Underwood, Craig, Gao, Yang, Bridges, Christopher, Armellin, Roberto, Luccafabris, Andrea, Cloutis, Edward, Leijtens, Johan   +11 more
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Near‐infrared Spectra of Lunar Ferrous Mineral Mixtures

Earth and Space Science, 2021
Iron‐bearing minerals are a major component of materials on the lunar surface, and many of them can be distinguished based on the diagnostic absorption features in visible and near‐infrared reflectance spectra.
Xunyu Zhang, Edward Cloutis
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A laser probe ⁴⁰Ar /³⁹Ar and INAA investigation of four Apollo granulitic breccias [PDF]

, 2008
Infrared laser probe 40Ar/39Ar geochronology, instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) and analytical electron microscopy have been performed on four 0.5 x 1.0 x 0.3 cm polished rock tiles of Apollo 16 and 17 granulitic breccias (60035, 77017 ...
Hudgins, Jillian A., Kelley, Simon P., Korotev, Randy L., Sherlock, Sarah C., Spray, John G.   +4 more
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Time-resolved Raman spectroscopy for in situ planetary mineralogy [PDF]

, 2010
Planetary mineralogy can be revealed through a variety of remote sensing and in situ investigations that precede any plans for eventual sample return. We briefly review those techniques and focus on the capabilities for on-surface in situ examination of ...
Blacksberg, Jordana, Gleckler, Anthony, Rossman, George R.   +2 more
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Mineralogy of the lunar crust: Results from Clementine [PDF]

Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 1999
Abstract— The central peaks of 109 impact craters across the Moon are examined with Clementine ultraviolet‐visible (UVVIS) camera multispectral data. The craters range in diameter from 40 to 180 km and are believed to have exhumed material from 5–30 km beneath the surface to form the peaks, including both upper and lower crustal rocks depending on ...
Stefanie TOMPKINS, Carlé M. PIETERS
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Hybrid Volcanic Episodes within the Orientale Basin, Moon

Remote Sensing, 2023
Basalts from Mare Orientale are representative of lunar flood volcanism, which sheds light on the lunar farside’s thermal and volcanic past. We use Chandrayaan’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper data to examine the spectral and chemical makeup of the volcanic ...
Shreekumari Mukeshbhai Patel, Harish, Deep Patel, Paras M. Solanki, Mohamed Ramy El-Maarry   +4 more
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Clasts in the CM2 carbonaceous chondrite Lonewolf Nunataks 94101: evidence for aqueous alteration prior to complex mixing [PDF]

, 2013
Clasts in the CM2 carbonaceous chondrite Lonewolf Nunataks (LON) 94101 have been characterized using scanning and transmission electron microscopy and electron microprobe analysis to determine their degrees of aqueous alteration, and the timing of ...
Bischoff A., Bischoff A., Brearley A. J, Huss G. R., Zolensky M. E.   +4 more
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MINERALOGICAL ANALYSIS OF LUNAR ROCK PARTICLES

Le Journal de Physique Colloques, 1976
Mössbauer measurements on 57Fe in a series of LUNA-16 and LUNA-20 coarsegrain (mostly containing two distinct minerals) as well as fine-grain rock fragments have been performed. The diameter of the particles ranges from 0.2 to 0.5 mm ; a device for their reproducible adjustment and centering has been developed.
Zemčík, T., Raclavský, K.
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Identification and quantification of minerals within Apollo samples using LWIR spectroscopy

Geo-spatial Information Science
The mineral composition of the lunar surface is a critical scientific objective, as it provides key insights into the evolution of the Moon. For instance, the variations in Mg-Fe composition of pyroxene solid solution could reveal the Moon’s crustal ...
Wanyue Liu, Peng Zhang, Chengbao Liu, Zheng Bo, Dongxu Han, Ran Niu, Qian Lin   +6 more
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