Petrologic mapping of the Moon using Fe, Mg, and Al abundances

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-49

  Berezhnoy, A A ^a,c   Hasebe, N ^a   Kobayashi, M ^a   Michael, G ^b   Yamashita, N ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Chemistry of lunar polar regions; End member rocks; Maps of elemental abundances; Moon; Petrology; Rock type identification

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DEPOSITS; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETERS; IRON; LUNAR MISSIONS; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MAPPING; PETROLOGY;

CHEMISTRY OF LUNAR POLAR REGIONS; END-MEMBER ROCKS; MAPS OF ELEMENTAL ABUNDANCES; ROCK TYPE IDENTIFICATION;

MOON;

EID: 33344474453     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.03.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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