In this chapter, we present and discuss in detail current and novel advances in our
understanding of the processes that drove primordial differentiation of the Moon. This …

The Moon is the only planetary body other than the Earth for which samples have been
collected in situ by humans and robotic missions and returned to Earth. Scientific …

The innermost ring in impact basins exposes material originating from various depths, and
can be used to study the composition of the lunar crust with depth. In this study, we conduct …

We report bulk composition data for 235 stones of~ 77 lunar meteorites from northern Africa
and 33 lunar meteorites from elsewhere. About 27% of the African meteorites are typical …

Abstract The South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, excavating more than 100 km depth, must have
exposed extensive lunar mantle materials, making it a promising location for sampling …

A centimeter-sized fragment of dunite, the first recognized fragment of Moon mantle material,
has been discovered in the lunar highlands breccia meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) …

The Luna 20 mission returned samples from the Hilly and Furrowed Terrain of the Moon that
is associated with the impact event that formed the Crisium Basin. This event potentially …

Lunar sulfides and oxides are a significant source of noble and base metals and will be vital
for future human colonies' self-sustainability. Sulfide detection (pyrite and troilite) applies to …

Spinels represent a small fraction of lunar surface materials but provide important insights
into the petrological evolution of the lunar crust and mantle. Previous remote sensing …

Remote sensing observations represent the primary means in the production of geologic
maps of planetary surfaces. However, they do not provide the same level of detail as Earth's …