The Moon: An Archive of Small Body Migration in the Solar System
The Moon: An Archive of Small Body Migration in the Solar System
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2016-10-19
Authors
Joy, Katherine H.
Crawford, Ian A.
Zolensky, M. E. (Michael E.)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3181-1303
Fagan, Amy F.
Kring, David A. (David Allen)
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4992-8750
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3440-6282
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Springer
Abstract
In this review article, we discuss the evidence for populations of impactors delivered to the Moon at different times in the past. We also propose approaches to the identification and characterisation of meteoritic material on the Moon in the context of future lunar exploration efforts.
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Moon,
Lunar soil,
Meteorites
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Joy, K.H., Crawford, I.A., Curran, N.M. et al. The Moon: An Archive of Small Body Migration in the Solar System. Earth Moon Planets 118, 133–158 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11038-016-9495-0