Defining the age of the Moon has proven to be an elusive task because it requires reliably
dating lunar samples using radiometric isotopic systems that record fractionation of parent …

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 …

This book is a welcome introduction and reference for users and innovators in
geochronology. It provides modern perspectives on the current state-of-the art in most of the …

Chemical evolution of planetary bodies, ranging from asteroids to the large rocky planets, is
thought to begin with differentiation through solidification of magma oceans many hundreds …

The formation and differentiation of planetary bodies are dated using radioactive decay
systems, including the short-lived 146Sm-142Nd (T½= 103 or 68 Ma) and long-lived 147Sm …

A long-standing paradigm assumes that the chemical and isotopic compositions of many
elements in the bulk silicate Earth are the same as in chondrites,,,. However, the accessible …

Abstract Data obtained from Sm‐Nd and Rb‐Sr isotopic measurements of lunar highlands'
samples are renormalized to common standard values and then used to define ages with a …

The Mg-suite represents an enigmatic episode of lunar highlands magmatism that
presumably represents the first stage of crustal building following primordial differentiation …

Just as the use of new tools revolutionized lunar science in 1610 (Galileo's telescope), 1840
(photography), and 1960s–1970s and 1990s (over 45 robotic and human missions to the …

The radiogenic isotopic compositions of basaltic Martian meteorites (shergottites) and
clinopyroxene/olivine cumulate meteorites (nakhlite/chassignites) are used to define the …