Extensive Intrusive Magmatism in the Lunar Farside Apollo and South Pole–Aitken Basins, Chang’e-6 Landing Site

• Published in: The Astrophysical Journal Letters
• Main Authors: Yuqi Qian, James Head, Joseph Michalski, Shengxia Gong, Wei Yang, Zilong Wang, Long Xiao, Xianhua Li, Guochun Zhao
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2024
• Subjects: Lunar science; Lunar petrology; Lunar mineralogy; Lunar features; Lunar interior; Astrophysics; QB460-466; Aitken; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ad698f; https://doaj.org/article/ac06079ae93842afac0b2e0041a6a59d

Lunar igneous activities, including intrusive magmatism and extrusive volcanism, and their products contain significant information about the lunar interior and its thermal state. Their distribution is asymmetrical on the nearside and farside, reflecting the global dichotomy. Samples from the South...