Compositional Variations in the Vicinity of the Lunar Crust-Mantle Interface From Moon Mineralogy Mapper Data

Crystallization of the lunar magma ocean and the primordial mantle-crust differentiation of the Moon

(2018) Bernard Charlier et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

South Pole–Aitken basin ejecta reveal the Moon’s upper mantle

(2017) H.J. Melosh et al.   GEOLOGY

Depth of Origin of the Peak (Inner) Ring in Lunar Impact Basins

(2017) Katarina Miljković et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Evidence for an early wet Moon from experimental crystallization of the lunar magma ocean

(2016) Yanhao Lin et al.   Nature Geoscience

Constraints on the depths of origin of peak rings on the Moon from Moon Mineralogy Mapper data

(2015) David M.H. Baker et al.   ICARUS

Lunar cryptomaria: Physical characteristics, distribution, and implications for ancient volcanism

(2015) Jennifer L. Whitten et al.   ICARUS

The distribution of Mg-spinel across the Moon and constraints on crustal origin

(2014) C. M. Pieters et al.   AMERICAN MINERALOGIST

Reflectance spectroscopy of plagioclase-dominated mineral mixtures: Implications for characterizing lunar anorthosites remotely

(2014) L. C. Cheek et al.   AMERICAN MINERALOGIST

Near-infrared spectra of ferrous mineral mixtures and methods for their identification in planetary surface spectra

(2014) Briony H.N. Horgan et al.   ICARUS

Geology and petrology of enormous volumes of impact melt on the Moon: A case study of the Orientale basin impact melt sea

(2013) William M. Vaughan et al.   ICARUS

Identification and characterization of science-rich landing sites for lunar lander missions using integrated remote sensing observations

(2012) J. Flahaut et al.   ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH

Massive layer of pure anorthosite on the Moon

(2012) S. Yamamoto et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

A visible and near-infrared photometric correction for Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3)

(2012) S. Besse et al.   ICARUS

Lunar floor-fractured craters: Classification, distribution, origin and implications for magmatism and shallow crustal structure

(2012) Lauren M. Jozwiak et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Geology, geochemistry, and geophysics of the Moon: Status of current understanding

(2012) R. Jaumann et al.   PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE

The Crust of the Moon as Seen by GRAIL

(2012) M. A. Wieczorek et al.   SCIENCE

The lunar magma ocean: Reconciling the solidification process with lunar petrology and geochronology

(2011) Linda T. Elkins-Tanton et al.   EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS

Lunar Magma Ocean crystallization revisited: Bulk composition, early cumulate mineralogy, and the source regions of the highlands Mg-suite

(2011) Stephen M. Elardo et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

The transition from complex crater to peak-ring basin on the Moon: New observations from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) instrument

(2011) David M.H. Baker et al.   ICARUS

Mg-spinel lithology: A new rock type on the lunar farside

(2011) C. M. Pieters et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Remote compositional analysis of lunar olivine-rich lithologies with Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) spectra

(2011) Peter J. Isaacson et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Thermal removal from near-infrared imaging spectroscopy data of the Moon

(2011) Roger N. Clark et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Measuring moonlight: An overview of the spatial properties, lunar coverage, selenolocation, and related Level 1B products of the Moon Mineralogy Mapper

(2011) Joseph W. Boardman et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

The Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) imaging spectrometer for lunar science: Instrument description, calibration, on-orbit measurements, science data calibration and on-orbit validation

(2011) R. O. Green et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Possible mantle origin of olivine around lunar impact basins detected by SELENE

(2010) Satoru Yamamoto et al.   Nature Geoscience

Ultramafic impact melt sheet beneath the South Pole–Aitken basin on the Moon

(2009) Ryosuke Nakamura et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Compositional variations of the lunar crust: Results from radiative transfer modeling of central peak spectra

(2009) J. T. S. Cahill et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

The global distribution of pure anorthosite on the Moon

(2009) Makiko Ohtake et al.   NATURE