Some things we can infer about the Moon from the composition of the Apollo 16 regolith

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 447-478

  Korotev, Randy L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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APOLLO 16 SITE; LUNAR REGOLITH; MOON;

EID: 0031453777     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1997.tb01291.x     Document Type: Article

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