Volcanism is a fundamental process in the geological evolution of the Moon, providing clues
to the composition and structure of the mantle, the location and duration of interior melting …

Abstract Chang'e-5, China's first lunar sample return mission, is targeted to land in northern
Oceanus Procellarum, within a region selected on the basis of 1) its location away from the …

Volcanism is the most important endogenic geological process of the Moon, which is closely
related to its internal structure and thermal history. Lunar volcanism is one of the most …

Chang'e‐5 successfully returned∼ 1,731 g of lunar samples on December 17, 2020. We
systematically studied the morphology and morphometry of craters surrounding the Chang'e …

Lunar mare regolith is traditionally thought to have formed by impact bombardment of newly
emplaced coherent solidified basaltic lava. We use new models for initial emplacement of …

Mare domes, small shield volcanoes typically<∼ 30 km diameter, are part of the spectrum of
lunar volcanic features that characterize extrusive basalt deposits. We used new spacecraft …

The results of our regional and local studies of the Fecunditatis basin and Mare Fecunditatis,
and areas adjacent to the Luna 16 landing site suggest the following. If the Fecunditatis …

Volcanic activity is the main process for heat-material exchange and circulation for
differentiated planets. All terrestrial planets in the Solar System, the Moon, the satellites of …

Ring‐moat dome structures (RMDSs) are small circular mounds of diameter typically about
200 m and∼ 3–4 m in height, surrounded by narrow, shallow moats. They occur in clusters …

Mare Fecunditatis is a~ 310,000 km2 flat basalt plain located in the low-latitude area of the
Moon. Plenty of volcanic features (multiple episodes of mare basalts, sinuous rilles, lava …