New Evidence for 4.32 Ga Ancient Silicic Volcanism on the Moon

Zeng, XJ; Li, XY; Xia, XP; Liu, JZ; Cui, ZX; Yu, W; Ouyang, ZY

Li, XY; Liu, JZ (corresponding author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geochem, Ctr Lunar & Planetary Sci, Guiyang, Peoples R China.; Li, XY; Liu, JZ (corresponding author), CAS Ctr Excellence Comparat Planetol, Hefei, Peoples R China.; Li, XY; Liu, JZ (corresponding author), Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Space Mfg Technol, Beijing, Peoples R China.

GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 2021; 48 (13):

Abstract

The currently available Apollo-returned granitic lithology is restricted to only the nearside of the Moon (e.g., Procellarum KREEP Terrane [PKT]). In ......

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