The current state of understanding of the lunar interior is the sum of nearly four decades of
work and a range of exploration programs spanning that same time period. Missions of the …

As with all science, our continually develo** concepts of lunar evolution are firmly tied to
both new types of observations and the integration of these observations to the known pool …

In light of global remotely sensed data, the igneous crust of the Moon can no longer be
viewed as a simple, globally stratified cumulus structure, composed of a flotation upper crust …

The surface of the Moon is a critical boundary that shapes our understanding of the Moon as
a whole. All geologic map** and remote sensing techniques utilize only the outermost …

In this chapter, we present and discuss in detail current and novel advances in our
understanding of the processes that drove primordial differentiation of the Moon. This …

This chapter presents an overview of diffusion data for pyroxenes, amphiboles and micas.
These minerals are grouped together since amphiboles and micas are closely related in …

Highly evolved lithology distributes across the Moon sparsely but serves as a critical record
of the extensive differentiation processes of lunar magmas. In contrast to the Apollo-returned …

The Mg-suite represents an enigmatic episode of lunar highlands magmatism that
presumably represents the first stage of crustal building following primordial differentiation …

The onset of the 21st century is proving to be an exciting time for planetary exploration. A
high level of activity associated with the exploration of Mars and a resurgence of activity …

Mare basalt sources and ferroan anorthosite suite cumulates define a linear array on a 146
Sm/144 Nd versus 142 Nd/144 Nd isochron plot demonstrating these materials were derived …