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Characterization of lunar crust with moon mineralogy mapper data

Posted on:2016-12-24Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisCandidate:Sun, YingFull Text:PDF
GTID:1470390017482376Subject:Planetology
Abstract/Summary:
This dissertation has three main focuses: (1) identify the distribution of a new rock type (Mg-spinel lithology) on the Moon and explore the likely petrogenesis of Mg-spinel; (2) investigate the presence of olivine in the crater central peaks and analyze the sources of olivine; (3) determine the compositional variations of lunar crust with depth, and establish a new model to describe the structure of the lunar crust.
Keywords/Search Tags:Lunar crust
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