An iron isotope perspective on the origin of the nanophase metallic iron in lunar regolith

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 337-338, Issue , 2012, Pages 17-24

  Wang, Kun ^a   Moynier, Frédéric ^a   Podosek, Frank A ^a   Foriel, Julien ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Iron isotopes; Lunar regolith; Nanophase metallic iron; Space weathering; The moon

Indexed keywords

FE ISOTOPES; IMPACT EVENTS; IN-SITU; IRON ISOTOPES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; LUNAR MATERIALS; LUNAR REGOLITH; METALLIC IRON; METEORITE IMPACT; NANO-PHASE; PLANETARY BODIES; RECONDENSATION; SPACE WEATHERING; SURFACE ETCHING; SURFACE OPTICAL; THERMAL ESCAPE; VAPOR DEPOSITS;

CHARGED PARTICLES; FELDSPAR; IGNEOUS ROCKS; IRON; LUNAR SURFACE ANALYSIS; METEOR IMPACTS; PLANETS; SOLAR WIND; VAPORS; WEATHERING;

ISOTOPES;

ETCHING; EVAPORATION; IRON; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MOON; REGOLITH; SOLAR WIND; WEATHERING;

EID: 84862336616     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.05.021     Document Type: Article

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