Publication Date:
2015-12-24
Description:
Article The chemical compositions of young lava flows on the Moon have implications for late volcanism. Here, the authors present mineral distribution data from the Chang′e-3 Yutu rover in the northern Imbrium mare region, reporting unique compositional characteristics of a previously unsampled basalt type. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms9880 Authors: Zongcheng Ling, Bradley L. Jolliff, Alian Wang, Chunlai Li, Jianzhong Liu, Jiang Zhang, Bo Li, Lingzhi Sun, Jian Chen, Long Xiao, Jianjun Liu, Xin Ren, Wenxi Peng, Huanyu Wang, Xingzhu Cui, Zhiping He, Jianyu Wang
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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