A glass spherule of questionable impact origin from the Apollo 15 landing site: Unique target mare basalt

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 693-710

  Ryder, Graham ^a   Delano, John W ^b   Warren, Paul H ^c   Kallemeyn, Gregory W ^c   Dalrymple, G Brent ^d,e  

^a LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLLO 15 LANDING SITE; GLASS SPHERULE; IMPACT; MARE BASALT;

MOON, APENNINE FRONT;

EID: 0029730160     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(95)00420-3     Document Type: Article

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