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Detection of Mg-spinel bearing central peaks using M³ images: Implications for the petrogenesis of Mg-spinel

Li, Lin; Sun, Ying; Zhang, Yuanzhi

Mg-spinel bearing lithologies, lacking abundant mafic materials, have been discovered with images acquired by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M³) aboard Chandrayaan-1. We conducted a systematic screening of lunar crater central peaks for the presence of Mg-spinel to address its distribution and petrogenesis. 38 Mg-spinel bearing crater cent…