Lunar volcanism produced a transient atmosphere around the ancient Moon
Lunar volcanism produced a transient atmosphere around the ancient Moon
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2017-11-15
Authors
Needham, Debra H.
Kring, David A. (David Allen)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3440-6282
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Elsevier
Abstract
We investigated the volume of mare basalt and the mass of volatiles released from the Moon as a function of time to determine how the lunar atmosphere may have been affected by more intense volcanic activity early in lunar history
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Moon,
Moon--Atmosphere,
Basalt
Citation
Needham, Debra H., and David A. Kring. 2017. "Lunar volcanism produced a transient atmosphere around the ancient Moon". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 478: 175-178.