Major Compositional Units of the Moon: Lunar Prospector Thermal and Fast Neutrons

• Published in: Science
• Main Authors: Feldman, W. C., Barraclough, B. L., Maurice, S., Elphic, R. C., Lawrence, D. J., Thomsen, D. R., Binder, A. B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1998
• Subjects: Aitken; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.281.5382.1489; https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.281.5382.1489

Global maps of thermal and fast neutron fluxes from the moon suggest three end-member compositional units. A high thermal and low fast neutron flux unit correlates with the lunar highlands and is consistent with feldspathic rocks. The South Pole–Aitken basin and a strip that surrounds the nearside m...