Magnetic studies on Apollo 15 and 16 lunar samples
Magnetic studies on Apollo 15 and 16 lunar samples
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Date
1973
Authors
Pearce, G. W.
Gose, W. A.
Strangway, David W.
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Pergamon Press
Abstract
The magnetic properties of lunar samples are almost exclusively due to rather pure metallic iron. The mare basalt contains about 0.06 wt.% Fe, the soils 0.5--0.6 wt.%, and the breccias 0.3-1.0 wt.%. Most of the additional iron in the soils and breccias is believed to be the result of reduction processes operating on the lunar surface.
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Moon,
Rocks--Magnetic properties,
Lunar surface samples
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Pearce, G.W., Gose, W.A., Strangway, D.W., 1973. Magnetic Studies on Apollo 15 and 16 Lunar Samples, in: Proceedings of the Fourth Lunar Science Conference. Pergamon Press, New York, NY, p. 3045.