The Moon is a unique body in our Solar System that allows us to groundtruth remotesensing
data (eg, crater size–frequency distributions, or CSFDs, crater/rock degradation rates …

Abstract The Lunar Science for Landed Missions workshop was convened at the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center on 10–12 January, 2018 …

We utilize a theoretical analysis of the generation, ascent, intrusion and eruption of basaltic
magma on the Moon to develop new insights into magma source depths, supply processes …

We model the ascent and eruption of lunar mare basalt magmas with new data on crustal
thickness and density (GRAIL), magma properties, and surface topography, morphology and …

Granites are nearly absent in the Solar System outside of Earth. Achieving granitic
compositions in magmatic systems requires multi-stage melting and fractionation, which also …

Investigation of the detailed geological characteristics of lunar volcanic cones can peer into
their formation and emplacement processes, thus deepening our understanding of …

Lunar red spots are small spectrally red features that have been proposed to be the result of
non-mare volcanism. Studies have shown that a number of red spots are silicic, and are …

In this study, the theory of ore formation on the Earth and the Moon was developed. It is
shown that ore deposits on the Earth and the Moon were mainly formed simultaneously with …

Images and photometric data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC)
Narrow Angle Cameras (NACs) are used to investigate regions of the Moon inferred from …

Volatile-bearing lunar surface and interior, giant magmatic-intrusion-laden near and far side,
globally distributed layer of purest anorthosite (PAN) and discovery of Mg-Spinel …