Lunar prospector measurements of the distribution of incompatible elements gadolinium, samarium and thorium

• Main Authors: Elphic, R.C., Lawrence, D.J., Feldman, W.C., Barraclough, B.L., Maurice, S., Binder, A.B., Lucey, P.G.
• Other Authors: United States. Department of Energy.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Los Alamos National Laboratory 1999
• Subjects: Thorium; Samarium; Chemical Composition; Moon; Neutron Spectrometers; Spatial Distribution; Gadolinium; 66 Physics; Gamma Spectrometers; Aitken; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc678276/

Lunar Prospector neutron spectrometer (NS) and gamma ray spectrometer (GRS) observations have been used to map out the distribution of incompatible elements on the lunar surface. Specifically, the GRS data provide maps of the distribution of thorium and potassium while the NS data provide informatio...