Lunar meteorites are fragments of consolidated rock that were ejected from the Moon when
it was struck by an impacting asteroid or comet, entered an Earth-crossing orbit, and …

This chapter is dedicated to H. Jay Melosh who tragically passed away during this endeavor.
From his earliest publications on the concept of acoustic fluidization, to the publication of his …

This study focuses on using the chemical compositions of plagioclase to further investigate
the petrogenesis of Chang'E-5 young mare basalts and constrain its parental melt …

Abstract The Chang'e‐5 (CE‐5) materials represent the youngest returned lunar samples.
We performed a detailed Raman spectroscopic survey (1259‐point Raman modal analysis) …

Plagioclase in lunar anorthositic crust have rare earth element (REE) patterns and Eu
abundances which cannot be directly produced by lunar magma ocean (LMO) solidification …

The regolith samples returned by the Chang'E‐5 mission (CE‐5) contain the youngest
radiometrically dated mare basaltic clasts, which provide an opportunity to elucidate the …

The lunar magma ocean (LMO) model was proposed after the discovery of anorthosite in
Apollo 11 samples. However, the chemical and isotopic compositions of lunar anorthosites …

Apatite and merrillite are the most common phosphate minerals in a wide range of planetary
materials and are key accessory phases for in situ age dating, as well as for determination of …

The practical limitations inherent to human and robotic planetary exploration necessitate the
development of specific protocols and methods. This non-standard approach requires …

Thermally metamorphosed rocks on the Moon are an important, yet under-studied, suite of
lithologies that have been identified within the Apollo and lunar meteorite collections. These …