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Title: Experimental Evidence Supporting an Overturned Iron-Titanium-Rich Melt Layer in the Deep Lunar Inter

Journal Article · · Geophys. Res. Lett.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL099066· OSTI ID:1876073

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE - Office Of Science; National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI ID:
1876073
Journal Information:
Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 49, Issue (13)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH

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