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| lifeskim:mentions | |
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7261
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
2009-9-10
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It has been thought that the lunar highland crust was formed by the crystallization and floatation of plagioclase from a global magma ocean, although the actual generation mechanisms are still debated. The composition of the lunar highland crust is therefore important for understanding the formation of such a magma ocean and the subsequent evolution of the Moon. The Multiband Imager on the Selenological and Engineering Explorer (SELENE) has a high spatial resolution of optimized spectral coverage, which should allow a clear view of the composition of the lunar crust. Here we report the global distribution of rocks of high plagioclase abundance (approaching 100 vol.%), using an unambiguous plagioclase absorption band recorded by the SELENE Multiband Imager. If the upper crust indeed consists of nearly 100 vol.% plagioclase, this is significantly higher than previous estimates of 82-92 vol.% (refs 2, 6, 7), providing a valuable constraint on models of lunar magma ocean evolution.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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PubMed-not-MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Sep
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| pubmed:issn |
1476-4687
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pubmed-author:AbeMasanaoM,
pubmed-author:AkiyamaHiroakiH,
pubmed-author:AraiTomokoT,
pubmed-author:AsadaNoriakiN,
pubmed-author:DemuraHirohideH,
pubmed-author:HaruyamaJunichiJ,
pubmed-author:HirataNaruN,
pubmed-author:HiroiTakahiroT,
pubmed-author:HondaChikatoshiC,
pubmed-author:IwasakiAkiraA,
pubmed-author:JossetJean-LucJL,
pubmed-author:KitazatoKoheiK,
pubmed-author:KodamaShinsukeS,
pubmed-author:MatsunagaTsuneoT,
pubmed-author:MinamiShigeyukiS,
pubmed-author:MiyamotoHideakiH,
pubmed-author:MorotaTomokatsuT,
pubmed-author:NakamuraRyosukeR,
pubmed-author:OgawaYoshikoY,
pubmed-author:OhtakeMakikoM,
pubmed-author:OtakeHisashiH,
pubmed-author:PietersCarle MCM,
pubmed-author:SaikiKazutoK,
pubmed-author:SasakiShoS,
pubmed-author:ShiraoMotomaroM,
pubmed-author:SugiharaTakamitsuT,
pubmed-author:TakedaHiroshiH,
pubmed-author:TerazonoJunyaJ,
pubmed-author:ToriiMasayaM,
pubmed-author:YamaguchiYasushiY,
pubmed-author:YamajiAtsushiA,
pubmed-author:YokotaYasuhiroY
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Electronic
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| pubmed:day |
10
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| pubmed:volume |
461
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
236-40
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| pubmed:year |
2009
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
The global distribution of pure anorthosite on the Moon.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 3-1-1 Yoshino-dai, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 229-8510, Japan.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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