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Remote spectral-compositional analysis of basalt mineralogy at Hansteen-Billy, Moon
Chauhan, Mamta; Bhattacharya, Satadru; Pathak, Sumit +1 more
The Hansteen-Billy region of the Moon lying toward the southwest edge of Oceanus Procellarum is characterized by emplacement of three different aged basaltic units viz. INm, Im, and Em. The present study primarily utilizes high-resolution Chandrayaan-I, Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) data clipped at 2.5 µm for mineral analysis of the…
Exploring the Moon's surface for remnants of the lunar mantle 1. Dunite xenoliths in mare basalts. A crustal or mantle origin?
Shearer, Charles K.; Burger, Paul V.; Bell, Aaron S. +2 more
Remotely sensed observations from recent missions (e.g., GRAIL, Kaguya, Chandrayaan-1) have been interpreted as indicating that the deep crust and upper mantle are close to or at the lunar surface in many large impact basins (e.g., Crisium, Apollo, Moscoviense). If this is correct, the capability of either impact or volcanic processes to transport…