Nature Communications (Aug 2021)

The search for lunar mantle rocks exposed on the surface of the Moon

  • Daniel P. Moriarty,
  • Nick Dygert,
  • Sarah N. Valencia,
  • Ryan N. Watkins,
  • Noah E. Petro

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24626-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Vast, ancient impact basins scattered mantle materials across the lunar surface. We review lunar evolution models to identify candidate mantle lithologies, then assess orbital observations to evalutae the current distribution of these materials and implications for fundamental planetary processes.