A new model of lunar crust: asymmetry in crustal composition and evolution

• Published in: Earth, Planets and Space
• Main Authors: Arai, Tomoko, Takeda, Hiroshi, Yamaguchi, Akira, Ohtake, Makiko
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2008
• Subjects: Space and Planetary Science; Geology; Aitken; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/bf03352808; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/BF03352808.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/BF03352808/fulltext.html; http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/BF03352808

Abstract Earlier models of lunar crustal formation as a simple flotation of ferroan anorthosites (FAN) do not account for the diverse crustal composition revealed by feldspathic lunar meteorites and granulites in the Apollo samples. Based on the integrated results of recent studies of lunar meteorit...