Ancient lunar crust: Origin, composition, and implications

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Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-22

  Taylor, G Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorthosite; KREEP; Lunar composition; Lunar highlands; Magma ocean; Mg suite

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; FLOTATION; MAGNESIA; PILES; REMOTE SENSING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ANORTHOSITE; HEAT-PRODUCING ELEMENTS; KREEP; LUNAR HIGHLANDS; LUNAR METEORITE; MAGMA OCEAN; REMOTE SENSING DATA; SURFACE MATERIALS;

LUNAR MISSIONS;

ANORTHOSITE; LUNAR CRUST; MAGMA; MAGNESIUM; PLAGIOCLASE; SAMPLING; UPLAND REGION;

EID: 67649565993     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.5.1.17     Document Type: Article

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