Regional elemental abundances within South Pole-Aitken basin as measured with lunar prospector gamma-ray spectrometer data.
Conference
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OSTI ID:976501
- Richard C.
- Olivier M.
- Thomas H.
- William C.
South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin has been a target of intense study since it is one of the largest impact basins in the solar system. It is thought that SPA basin excavated deep into the lunar crust and possibly even the mantle. Such conclusions have been supported by the observed mafic and thorium composition anomalies seen across the entire basin. One of the major goals of lunar and planetary science has been to measure and understand the composition of the non-mare materials within SPA basin. It is expected that this information will help to increase our understanding of the formation and differentiation processes that occurred early on the Moon.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 976501
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-03-0230; TRN: US201017%%650
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Submitted to: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 17-21, 2003, Houston, TX
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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