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Coupled Effects of Grain Size and Metallic Iron on Spectral and Polarimetric Properties of Lunar Simulants

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 10, October 2026.
Abstract The lunar surface is heterogeneous in grain size and metallic iron abundance due to diverse histories of space weathering. The spectral and polarimetric properties of the lunar regolith are strongly affected by both grain size and metallic iron particles.
Eunjin Cho, Seungju Han, Young‐Jae Kim, Serin Kim, Keewook Yi, Eunji Yi, Dongha Shin, Enxi Jin, Mingyeong Lee, Chae Kyung Sim, Minsup Jeong   +10 more
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Lunar Farside Samples Returned by Chang’E-6 Mission: Significance for Understanding the South Pole-Aitken Basin Stratigraphic History

The Astronomical Journal
The Chang’E-6 (CE-6) mission, launched by China on 2024 May 3, marks the first successful retrieval of samples from the farside of the Moon, specifically from the southern mare plain of the Apollo basin within the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin.
Xing Wang, James W. Head, Wenhao Zhao, Yuan Chen, Qin Zhou, Jiaming Zhu, Bo Wu, Jianjun Liu, Chunlai Li   +8 more
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The Moon’s Early Magmatic Activities: From the Perspective of Lunar Alkali-Suite and Mg-Suite Samples

Space: Science & Technology
This review places emphasis on ancient lunar nonmare igneous samples alkali-suite and Mg-suite. The material on mineralogy and petrology of the Mg-suite presented here draws from “Lunar samples” by Papike et al.
Wei Du, Jing Yang
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Technologies for Lunar Resource Assessment [PDF]

, 1992
Included talks on NASA's and DOE's role in Space Exploration Initiative, lunar geology, lunar resources, the strategy for the first lunar outpost, and an industry perspective on lunar resources.

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The Effects of ICME Composition on the Sputtered Component of the Lunar Exosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 10, October 2026.
Abstract Charged‐particle sputtering is a fundamental process that contributes to the generation of the Moon’s neutral exosphere. Neutral sputtering rates are dependent on the speed, flux, and composition of the incident charged‐particle populations, all of which are variable at the Moon’s orbit.
A. R. Poppe, Q. Nénon, P. S. Szabo, S. R. Carberry Mogan, C. O. Lee   +4 more
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Visible‐Shortwave Infrared (VSWIR) Spectral Parameters for the Lunar Trailblazer High‐Resolution Volatiles and Minerals Moon Mapper (HVM3)

Earth and Space Science
The Lunar Trailblazer smallsat mission High‐resolution Volatiles and Minerals Moon Mapper (HVM3) science instrument was designed to acquire targeted spectral image cubes of the lunar surface at visible to shortwave infrared (VSWIR) wavelengths (0.6–3.6 ...
Angela M. Dapremont, Rachel L. Klima, Kierra A. Wilk, Bethany L. Ehlmann, Christopher S. Edwards, Kerri L. Donaldson Hanna, Valeriya Kachmar, Laura Lee, Jasper K. Miura, Carlé M. Pieters, Erin Pimentel, Katherine A. Shirley, David R. Thompson, Isabelle Adamczewski   +13 more
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Ancient Impact Melt Near the Lunar South Pole: Distribution, Provenance, and Sampling Strategy

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 10, October 2026.
Abstract Due to a lack of pre‐Nectarian samples associated with specific impacts in the Apollo suite, the early Solar System's impact chronology is poorly constrained. We investigate where Artemis and other south polar lunar missions could sample impactites to determine the ages of pre‐Nectarian craters, focusing on the ancient craters Haworth ...
J. K. Ando, A. J. Blance, É. Brassard, A. Gmerek, R. Platt, L. Galien, Z. A. Guess, A. V. Jasko, M. Simopolou, K. Tunnell, D. A. Kring   +10 more
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Active Dust Devils in the Rosalind Franklin Rover Landing Site in Oxia Planum, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 10, October 2026.
Abstract The Rosalind Franklin rover will land in Oxia Planum, Mars, in the second half of 2030. The mission relies on solar arrays to provide electrical power to the rover, so knowledge about dust‐clearing rates is important for science operations.
P. M. Grindrod, E. A. Favaro, M. R. Balme, M. R. Patel   +3 more
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UV–Vis–NIR Reflectance Spectra of Ilmenite Mixtures: Implications for Estimation of TiO2 Content in Lunar Mare Regions

The Planetary Science Journal
We performed spectral measurements on mixtures of ilmenite powder (
Moe Matsuoka, Satoru Yamamoto
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Description and terrestrial ages of the Calama Area Meteorite Collection (Atacama Desert, Chile)

Meteoritics &Planetary Science, Volume 61, Issue 10, Page 2415-2430, October 2026.
Abstract We present a comprehensive study of a meteorite collection from the Atacama Desert (Chile), the driest and most climatically stable desert in the world. This collection includes meteorites from three adjacent Dense Collection Areas (DCAs) in the northern part of the Atacama Desert: Calama, Sierra Gorda, and Chug Chug, referred to as the ...
Carine Sadaka, Jérôme Gattacceca, Florian Dumas, Régis Braucher, ASTER Team, Matthieu Gounelle, Dilyara Kuzina, Cyril Lorenz, Alexandre Corgne, Pierre Sempéré   +9 more
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