Lithologic distribution and geologic history of the Apollo 17 site: The record in soils and small rock particles from the highland massifs

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 116-145

  Jolliff, Bradley L ^a   Rockow, Kaylynn M ^a   Korotev, Randy L ^a   Haskin, Larry A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLLO 17; INAA; LITHIC FRAGMENT; LUNAR SOIL; PETROGRAPHY;

MOON;

EID: 0029750813     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1996.tb02061.x     Document Type: Article

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