Impact glasses from the Apollo 14 landing site and implications for regional geology

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Zellner, N E B ^a   Spudis, P D ^b   Delano, J W ^c   Whittet, D C B ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Apollo 14; Clementine; Highland basalt; Impact glasses; KREEP; Petrologic maps

Indexed keywords

GLASS; IMPACT; LUNAR CRUST; MOON; PETROLOGY; REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037176031     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001je001800     Document Type: Article

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