The lunar surface as a recorder of astrophysical processesOPEN ACCESS
Ian A. Crawford, Katherine H. Joy, Jan H. Pasckert, Harald Hiesinger Published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, A379: 20190562 (2020)Review article PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The lunar surface has been exposed to the space…
Molecular water detected on the sunlit Moon by SOFIAOPEN ACCESS
C. I. Honniball, P. G. Lucey, S. Li, S. Shenoy, T. M. Orlando, C. A. Hibbitts, D. M. Hurley & W. M. Farrell Nature Astronomy , 1–7 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Widespread hydration was…
When the Moon had a magnetosphereOPEN ACCESS
James Green, David Draper, Scott Boardsen, Chuanfei Dong Science Advances 14 Oct 2020:Vol. 6, no. 42, eabc0865DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc0865 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Apollo lunar samples reveal that the Moon generated its own global magnetosphere,…
Ages of lunar impact breccias: limits for timing of the Imbrium impact
Alexander A. Nemchin, Tao Long, Bradley L. Jolliff, Yusheng Wan, Joshua F. Snape, Ryan Zeigler, Marion L. Grange, Dunyi Liu, Martin J. Whitehouse, Nicholas E. Timms, Fred Jourdan GeochemistryIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 24…
The formation and evolution of the Moon’s crust inferred from the Sm-Nd isotopic systematics of highlands rocks
Lars E. Borg, William S. Cassata, Josh Wimpenny, Amy M. Gaffney, Charles K. Shearer Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 19 September 2020 LINK “Ages determined for magnesian and ferroan anorthosite crustal…
Cosmic ray effects on the isotope composition of hydrogen and noble gases in lunar samples: Insights from Apollo 12018OPEN ACCESS
Evelyn Füri, Laurent Zimmermann, Etienne Deloule, Reto Trappitsch Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 550, 15 November 2020, 116550, First available on 31 August 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Abundances of D, 3He, 21Ne, and…
Assessing the survivability of biomarkers within terrestrial material impacting the lunar surfaceOPEN ACCESS
Samuel H. Halim, Ian A. Crawford, Gareth S. Collins, Katherine H. Joy, Thomas M. Davison IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 August 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Large impacts on Earth can eject…
Pb‐Pb ages and initial Pb isotopic composition of lunar meteorites: NWA 773 clan, NWA 4734, and Dhofar 287OPEN ACCESS
R. E. Merle, A. A. Nemchin, M. J. Whitehouse, J. F. Snape, G. G. Kenny, J. J. Bellucci, J. N. Connelly, M. Bizzarro Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 04 August 2020 LINK (OPEN…
Modeling the chronologies and size distributions of Ceres and Vesta cratersOPEN ACCESS
Fernando Roig, David Nesvorný Submitted to AJ LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “We infer the crater chronologies of Ceres and Vesta from a self-consistent dynamical model of asteroid impactors. The model accounts for planetary migration/instability early in…
Asteroid shower on the Earth-Moon system immediately before the Cryogenian period revealed by KAGUYAOPEN ACCESS
Kentaro Terada, Tomokatsu Morota & Mami Kato Nature Communications, Volume 11, Article number: 3453 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteoroid bombardment of the Earth-Moon system must have caused catastrophic damage to the terrestrial ecosphere….
Identifying primitive noble gas components in lunar ferroan anorthositesOPEN ACCESS
J.F. Pernet-Fisher, K.H. Joy, J.D. Gilmour IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 16 July 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Noble gas isotope systematics of lunar anorthosite reflect a mixture of solar wind…
A long-lived magma ocean on a young MoonOPEN ACCESS
M. Maurice, N. Tosi, S. Schwinger, D. Breuer, T. Kleine Science Advances, 10 July 2020:Vol. 6, no. 28, eaba8949DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba8949 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “A giant impact onto Earth led to the formation of…
Dating a Martian meteorite with 20 Myr precision using a prototype in-situ dating instrument
F. Scott Anderson, Jonathan Levine, Tom Whitaker Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 June 2020 LINK “Highlights • Using a prototype spaceflight Rb–Sr in-situ dating instrument called CODEX we demonstrate a…
Evidence of extensive lunar crust formation in impact melt sheets 4,330 Myr ago
L. F. White, A. Černok, J. R. Darling, M. J. Whitehouse, K. H. Joy, C. Cayron, J. Dunlop, K. T. Tait & M. Anand Nature Astronomy (2020) LINK “Accurately constraining the formation and evolution of…
KAGUYA observation of global emissions of indigenous carbon ions from the MoonOPEN ACCESS
Shoichiro Yokota*, Kentaro Terada, Yoshifumi Saito, Daiba Kato, Kazushi Asamura, Masaki N. Nishino, Hisayoshi Shimizu, Futoshi Takahashi, Hidetoshi Shibuya, Masaki Matsushima and Hideo Tsunakawa Science Advances 06 May 2020:Vol. 6, no. 19, eaba1050DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba1050 LINK…
The selenium isotope composition of lunar rocks: Implications for the formation of the Moon and its volatile loss
Hauke Vollstaedt, Klaus Mezger, Ingo Leya Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 542, 15 July 2020, 116289 LINK “Highlights • Lunar mare basalts are ∼1‰ heavier in δ82/78 Se than chondrites and the Earth.• Lunar soils…
The isotopic composition of volatiles in the unique Bench Crater carbonaceous chondrite impactor found in the Apollo 12 regolith
K.H. Joy, R. Tartèse, S. Messenger, M.E. Zolensky, Y. Marrocchi, D.R. Frank, D.A. Kring Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 540, 15 June 2020, 116265 LINK “Highlights • The lunar regolith has accumulated volatiles from impacting…
Distinct oxygen isotope compositions of the Earth and Moon
Erick J. Cano, Zachary D. Sharp & Charles K. Shearer Nature Geoscience (2020) LINK “The virtually identical oxygen isotope compositions of the Earth and Moon revealed by Apollo return samples have been a challenging constraint…
Formation of ferroan dacite by lunar silicic volcanism recorded in a meteorite from the MoonOPEN ACCESS
Hiroshi Nagaoka, Timothy J. Fagan, Masahiro Kayama, Yuzuru Karouji, Nobuyuki Hasebe & Mitsuru Ebihara Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, Volume 7, Article number: 12 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “An igneous clast…
Formation of lunar highlands anorthosites
Xiaoqing Xu, Hejiu Hui, Wei Chen, Shichun Huang, Clive R. Neal, Xisheng Xu Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 536, 15 April 2020, 116138 LINK “Highlights • We report major and trace element contents of…
Atom probe tomography of space‐weathered lunar ilmenite grain surfacesOPEN ACCESS
Jennika Greer, Surya. S. Rout, Dieter Isheim, David N. Seidman, Rainer Wieler, Philipp R. Heck Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 06 February 2020 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The surfaces of airless bodies,…
Examining the compositions of impactors striking the Moon using Apollo impact melt coats and anorthositic regolith breccia meteorites
Eleanor C. McIntosh, James M.D. Day, Yang Liu, Courtney Jiskoot Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available online 1 February 2020 LINK “Impactors striking the Moon since the formation of its crust have left an indelible imprint…
The end of the lunar dynamoOPEN ACCESS
Saied Mighani, Huapei Wang, David L. Shuster, Cauȇ S. Borlina, Claire I. O. Nichols, Benjamin P. Weiss Science Advances 01 Jan 2020: Vol. 6, no. 1, eaax0883 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax0883 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Occurrence and implications of secondary olivine veinlets in lunar highland breccia Northwest Africa 11273OPEN ACCESS
Xiaojia Zeng, Shijie Li, Katherine H. Joy, Xiongyao Li, Jianzhong Liu, Yang Li, Rui Li, Shijie Wang Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Lunar breccias preserve the records of geologic processes…
Mare basalt meteorites, magnesian-suite rocks and KREEP reveal loss of zinc during and after lunar formation
James M.D. Day, Elishevah M.M.E. van Kooten, Beda A. Hofmann, Frederic Moynier Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 10 December 2019 LINK “Isotopic compositions of reservoirs in the Moon can…
Calcium Isotopic Composition of the Lunar Crust, Mantle, and Bulk Silicate Moon:A Preliminary Study
Wei Wu, Yi-Gang Xu, Zhao-Feng Zhang, XinLi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta LINK “Calcium isotopes have the potential to explore genetic links between the Moon and Earth. Here, we constrain calcium isotopic composition of the bulk…
Constraining the Evolutionary History of the Moon and the Inner Solar System: A Case for New Returned Lunar SamplesOPEN ACCESS
Romain Tartèse, Mahesh Anand, Jérôme Gattacceca, Katherine H. Joy, James I. Mortimer, John F. Pernet-Fisher, Sara Russell, Joshua F. Snape, Benjamin P. Weiss Space Science Reviews November 2019, 215:54 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Mineral chemistry and in situ UPb geochronology of the mare basalt Northwest Africa 10597: Implications for low-Ti mare volcanism around 3.0 Ga
Yunhua Wu, Weibiao Hsu Icarus In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 4 November 2019 LINK “Highlights • NWA 10597 is a newly found unbrecciated low-Ti mare basalt, most likely paired with NWA 4734. • In…
Iron isotopic composition of very low-titanium basalt deduced from the iron isotopic signature in Luna 16, 20, and 24 soils
Satoki Okabayashi, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Takafumi Hirata, Kazuo Terakado, Erik M.Galimov Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Available online 23 October 2019 LINK “Isotopic analysis of Fe has proved to be a productive tool for the study of…
A Unified Model for Hydrogen in the Earth and Moon: No one expects the Theia ContributionOPEN ACCESS
Steven J. Desch, Katharine L. Robinson Geochemistry In Press, Corrected Proof , Available online 22 October 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Moon is thought to have formed after a planetary embryo, known…
A reassessment of the iron isotope composition of the Moon and its implications for accretion and differentiation of terrestrial planets
Franck Poitrasson, Thomas Zambardi, Tomas Magna, Clive R. Neal Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available online 30 September 2019 LINK “The Fe isotope composition of planetary bodies may provide constraints on their accretion modes and/or differentiation…
Composition, mineralogy and chronology of mare basalts and non-mare materials in Von Kármán crater: Landing site of the Chang’E−4 mission
Zongcheng Ling, Le Qiao, Changqing Liu, Haijun Cao, Xiangyu Bi, Xuejin Lu, Jiang Zhang, Xiaohui Fu, Bo Li, Jianzhong Liu Planetary and Space Science Available online 10 September 2019, 104741 LINK “Highlights • Detailed spectroscopic…
Abundance of highly siderophile elements in lunar basalts controlled by iron sulfide melt
James M. Brenan, James E. Mungall & Neil R. Bennett Nature Geoscience, 1–6 Published: 19 August 2019 LINK “The Moon accreted meteoritic material towards the end of Solar System formation. Quantification of this late accretion…
An ancient reservoir of volatiles in the Moon sampled by lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 10989OPEN ACCESS
A. Stephant, M. Anand, H.O. Ashcroft, X. Zhao, S. Hu, R.L. Korotev, S.Strekopytov, R.C. Greenwood, E. Humphreys-Williams, Y. Liu, G. Tang, Q.Li, I.A. Franchi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7…
Phosphorus-bearing Olivines of Lunar Rocks: Sources and Localization in the Lunar Crust
S. I. Demidova, M. O. Anosova, N. N. Kononkova, F. Brandstätter, T. Ntaflos Geochemistry International August 2019, Volume 57, Issue 8, pp 873-892 LINK “Fragments of P-bearing olivine have been studied in lunar highland, mare,…
Early Moon formation inferred from hafnium–tungsten systematics
Maxwell M. Thiemens, Peter Sprung, Raúl O. C. Fonseca, Felipe P. Leitzke & Carsten Münker Nature Geoscience (2019), Published: 29 July 2019 LINK “The date of the Moon-forming impact places an important constraint on Earth’s…
The chlorine isotopic composition of the Moon: Insights from melt inclusionsOPEN ACCESS
Alice Stephant, Mahesh Anand, Xuchao Zhao, Queenie H.S. Chan, Magali Bonifacie, Ian A. Franchia Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 523, 1 October 2019, 115715 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • Cl isotopic…
Isotopic evidence for a young lunar magma ocean
Lars E. Borg, Amy M. Gaffney, Thomas S. Kruijer, Naomi A. Marks, Corliss K. Sio, Josh Wimpenny Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 523, 1 October 2019, 115706 LINK “Highlights • Lunar mantle and crust…
Oldest high-Ti basalt and magnesian crustal materials in feldspathic lunar meteorite Dhofar 1428
Zhuqing Xue, Long Xiao, Clive R. Neal, Yigang Xu Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 22 June 2019 LINK “Moderately volatile elements (MVEs) are sensitive tracers of vaporisation in geological and…
U‐Pb SIMS ages of Apollo 14 zircon: Identifying distinct magmatic episodes
F. Thiessen, A. A. Nemchin, J. F. Snape, M. J. Whitehouse Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 12 June 2019 LINK “U‐Pb ages of zircon in four different Apollo 14 breccias (14305, 14306, 14314, and…
The early geological history of the Moon inferred from ancient lunar meteorite Miller Range 13317OPEN ACCESS
N. M. Curran, K. H. Joy, J. F. Snape, J. F. Pernet‐Fisher, J. D. Gilmour, A. A. Nemchin, M. J. Whitehouse, R. Burgess Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 14 May 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)…
Multiwavelength observations of a bright impact flash during the 2019 January total lunar eclipse
José M Madiedo, José L Ortiz, Nicolás Morales, Pablo Santos-Sanz Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 486, Issue 3, July 2019, Pages 3380–3387 Published: 27 April 2019 LINK “We discuss here a lunar…
Evidence of chemical heterogeneity within lunar anorthosite parental magmasOPEN ACCESS
John F. Pernet-Fisher, Etienne Deloule, Katherine H. Joy Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available online 22 April 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Lunar anorthosites are known for displaying a limited range of plagioclase An content (∼An 94…
An extremely heavy chlorine reservoir in the Moon: Insights from the apatite in lunar meteoritesOPEN ACCESS
Ying Wang, Weibiao Hsu & Yunbin Guan Scientific Reports Volume 9, Article number: 5727 (2019) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Chlorine, an extremely hydrophilic volatile element, provides important information regarding the origin of intrinsic…
In search of historical roots of the meteorite impact theory: Franz von Paula Gruithuisen as the first proponent of an impact cratering model for the Moon in the 1820s
Grzegorz Racki, Christian Koeberl Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 28 March 2019 LINK “Franz von Paula Gruithuisen (1774–1852), the Bavarian medic, physician, and astronomer, enfant terrible of German science, is known for his insightful…
Location, orbit and energy of a meteoroid impacting the moon during the Lunar Eclipse of January 21, 2019OPEN ACCESS
Jorge I. Zuluaga [SEAP/IF/UdeA],Pablo A. Cuartas-Restrepo [SEAP/IF/UdeA],Jonathan Ospina [SCLUB/SAA],Fritz Pichardo [ASTRODOM],Sergio A. Lopez [SCLUB/SAA],Karls Pena [ASTRODOM],J. Mauricio Gaviria-Posada [Obs.LaLoma] Submitted to Icarus Update (12 December 2019): replaced and accepted for publication in MNRAS PDF (OPEN…
Terrestrial-like zircon in a clast from an Apollo 14 breccia
J.J. Bellucci, A.A. Nemchin, M. Grange, K.L. Robinson, G. Collins, M.J. Whitehouse, J.F. Snape, M.D. Norman, D.A. Kring Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 510, 15 March 2019, Pages 173-185 LINK “Highlights • Unique felsite…
Volatile element depletion of the Moon—The roles of precursors, post-impact disk dynamics, and core formationOPEN ACCESS
K. Righter Science Advances 23 Jan 2019: Vol. 5, no. 1, eaau7658 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aau7658 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The compositional and isotopic similarity of Earth’s primitive upper mantle (PUM) and the Moon supports…
Evidence for multiple 4.0–3.7 Ga impact events within the Apollo 16 collection
Takafumi Niihara, Sky P. Beard, Timothy D. Swindle, Lillian A. Schaffer, Hideaki Miyamoto, David A. Kring Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 22 January 2019 , doi.org/10.1111/maps.13237 LINK “In a histogram of lunar impact ages…
Earth and Moon impact flux increased at the end of the Paleozoic
Sara Mazrouei, Rebecca R. Ghent, William F. Bottke, Alex H. Parker, Thomas M. Gernon Science 18 Jan 2019:Vol. 363, Issue 6424, pp. 253-257DOI: 10.1126/science.aar4058 LINK “The terrestrial impact crater record is commonly assumed to be…
Exploring the variability of argon loss in Apollo 17 impact melt rock 77135 using high‐spatial resolution 40Ar/39Ar geochronology
Cameron M. Mercer, Kip V. Hodges, Bradley L. Jolliff, Matthijs C. Van Soest, Jo‐Anne Wartho, John R. Weirich Meteoritics & Planetary Sciencedoi:10.1111/maps.13240 LINK “40Ar/39Ar incremental heating experiments on whole‐rock lunar samples commonly provide evidence of…
Spinel assemblages in lunar meteorites Graves Nunataks 06157 and Dhofar 1528: Implications for impact melting and equilibration in the Moon’s upper mantle
Axel Wittmann, Randy L. Korotev, Bradley L. Jolliff, Paul K. Carpenter Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 28 November 2018 LINK “Magnesium‐rich spinel assemblages occur in the two lunar vitric breccia meteorites—Dhofar (Dho) 1528 and…
Ancient volcanism on the Moon: Insights from Pb isotopes in the MIL 13317 and Kalahari 009 lunar meteorites
Joshua F. Snape, Natalie M. Curran, Martin J. Whitehouse, Alexander A. Nemchin, Katherine H. Joy, Tom Hopkinson, Mahesh Anand, Jeremy J. Bellucci, Gavin G. Kenny Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 502, 15 November 2018,…
Discovery of moganite in a lunar meteorite as a trace of H2O ice in the Moon’s regolithOPEN ACCESS
Masahiro Kayama, Naotaka Tomioka, Eiji Ohtani, Yusuke Seto, Hiroshi Nagaoka, Jens Götze, Akira Miyake, Shin Ozawa, Toshimori Sekine, Masaaki Miyahara, Kazushige Tomeoka, Megumi Matsumoto, Naoki Shoda, Naohisa Hirao, Takamichi Kobayashi Science Advances 02 May 2018:…
Chlorine isotopic compositions of apatite in Apollo 14 rocks: Evidence for widespread vapor-phase metasomatism on the lunar nearside ∼4 billion years ago
Nicola J. Potts, Jessica J. Barnes, Romain Tartèse, Ian A. Franchi, Mahesh Anand Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Available online 5 April 2018 LINK “Compared to most other planetary materials in the Solar System,…
Apollo 12 breccia 12013: Impact-induced partial Pb loss in zircon and its implications for lunar geochronology
F. Thiessen, A.A. Nemchin, J.F. Snape, J.J. Bellucci, M.J. Whitehouse Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Available online 5 April 2018 LINK “Apollo 12 breccia 12013 is composed of two portions, one grey in colour,…
Oxygen isotopic evidence for accretion of Earth’s water before a high-energy Moon-forming giant impactOPEN ACCESS
By Richard C. Greenwood, Jean-Alix Barrat, Martin F. Miller, Mahesh Anand, Nicolas Dauphas, Ian A. Franchi, Patrick Sillard, Natalie A. Starkey Science Advances 28 Mar 2018: Vol. 4, no. 3, eaao5928 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aao5928 LINK (OPEN…
Isotopic evolution of the protoplanetary disk and the building blocks of Earth and the Moon
Martin Schiller, Martin Bizzarro & Vera Assis Fernandes Nature volume 555, pages 507–510 (22 March 2018) doi:10.1038/nature25990 LINK “Nucleosynthetic isotope variability among Solar System objects is often used to probe the genetic relationship between meteorite…
Late accretion to the Moon recorded in zircon (U-Th)/He thermochronometryOPEN ACCESS
Nigel M. Kelly, Rebecca M. Flowers, James R. Metcalf, Stephen J. Mojzsis PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (20 Nov 2017): LINK “We conducted zircon (U-Th)/He (ZHe) analysis of lunar impact-melt breccia 14311 with the aim of…
On the history of the early meteoritic bombardment of the Moon: was there a terminal lunar cataclysm?
Greg Michael, Alexander Basilevsky, Gerhard Neukum Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 November 2017 LINK “Highlights • Statistics of 269 K-Ar datings of lunar highland returned samples are reviewed. • These are compared…
Chromium isotopic homogeneity between the Moon, the Earth, and enstatite chondritesOPEN ACCESS
Bérengère Mougel, Frédéric Moynier, Christa Göpel Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 481, 1 January 2018, Pages 1-8 LINK UPDATE (8 Dec 2017): PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights • The first Cr isotopic estimate (ε53ε53Cr and…
Impact characteristics of different rocks in a pulsed-laser irradiation experiment: Simulation of micrometeorite bombardment on the Moon
Wu, Yanxue; Li, Xiongyao; Yao, Wenqing; Wang, Shijie Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 122. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JE005220 LINK “Without the protection of the atmosphere, the soils on lunar surfaces undergo a series of optical, physical, and chemical…
A two-billion-year history for the lunar dynamoOPEN ACCESS
Sonia M. Tikoo, Benjamin P. Weiss, David L. Shuster, Clément Suavet, Huapei Wang and Timothy L. Grove Science Advances 09 Aug 2017: Vol. 3, no. 8, e1700207 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1700207 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS)…
Tungsten isotopes and the origin of the Moon
Thomas S. Kruijer, Thorsten Kleine Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 475, 1 October 2017, Pages 15–24 LINK “Highlights • There are no resolvable radiogenic 182W variations within the Moon. • implying that lunar differentiation…
Assessing the shock state of the lunar highlands: Implications for the petrogenesis and chronology of crustal anorthositesOPEN ACCESS
J. F. Pernet-Fisher, K. H. Joy, D. J. P. Martin & K. L. Donaldson Hanna Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 5888 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-06134- LINK “Our understanding of the formation and evolution of the primary lunar…
Mineralogy and petrogenesis of lunar magnesian granulitic meteorite Northwest Africa 5744OPEN ACCESS
Kent, J. J., Brandon, A. D., Joy, K. H., Peslier, A. H., Lapen, T. J., Irving, A. J. and Coleff, D. M. Meteorit Planet Sci. doi:10.1111/maps.12898 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Lunar meteorite Northwest…
The production rate of cosmogenic deuterium at the Moon’s surface
Evelyn Füri, Etienne Deloule, Reto Trappitsch Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 474, 15 September 2017, Pages 76–82 LINK “Highlights • The deuterium content of olivines from eight mare basalts is determined by SIMS. •…
Valence of Ti, V, and Cr in Apollo 14 aluminous basalts 14053 and 14072
Simon, S. B. and Sutton, S. R. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12908 LINK “The valences of Ti, V, and Cr in olivine and pyroxene, important indicators of the fO2 of the source region of…
Rubidium isotopic composition of the Earth, meteorites, and the Moon: Evidence for the origin of volatile loss during planetary accretionOPEN ACCESS
Emily A. Pringle, Frédéric Moynier Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 473, 1 September 2017, Pages 62-70 LINK “Highlights • We measured high-precision stable Rb isotope ratios in terrestrial samples, chondrites, HED meteorites, and lunar…
KREEP basalt petrogenesis: Insights from 15434,181
Cronberger, K. and Neal, C. R. Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12837 LINK “Returned lunar KREEP basalts originated through impact processes or endogenous melting of the lunar interior. Various methods have been used to distinguish…
Early formation of the Moon 4.51 billion years agoOPEN ACCESS
Melanie Barboni, Patrick Boehnke, Brenhin Keller, Issaku E. Kohl, Blair Schoene, Edward D. Young, Kevin D. McKeegan Science Advances 11 Jan 2017: Vol. 3, no. 1, e1602365 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1602365 PDF (OPEN ACCESS) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)…
Formation of Apollo 16 impactites and the composition of late accreted material: constraints from Os isotopes, highly siderophile elements and sulfur abundances
Philipp Gleißner, Harry Becker Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 December 2016 LINK “Fe-Ni metal-schreibersite-troilite intergrowths in Apollo 16 impact melt rocks and new highly siderophile element (HSE) and S…
Further evidence for early lunar magnetism from troctolite 76535
Garrick-Bethell, I., B. P. Weiss, D. L. Shuster, S. M. Tikoo, and M. M. Tremblay J. Geophys. Res. Planets, 120, doi: 10.1002/2016JE005154 Accepted manuscript online: 7 December 2016 LINK “The earliest history of the lunar…
Chronologic Implications for Slow Cooling of Troctolite 76535 and Temporal Relationships between the Mg-suite and the Ferroan Anorthosite Suite
Lars E. Borg, James N. Connelly, William Cassata, Amy M. Gaffney, Martin Bizzarro Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 November 2016 LINK “Ages have been obtained using the 87Rb-87Sr, 147Sm-143Nd,…
Potassium isotopic evidence for a high-energy giant impact origin of the Moon
Kun Wang, Stein B. Jacobsen Nature doi:10.1038/nature19341 Published online 12 September 2016 LINK “The Earth–Moon system has unique chemical and isotopic signatures compared with other planetary bodies1, 2, 3; any successful model for the origin…
Core merging and stratification following giant impact
Maylis Landeau, Peter Olson, Renaud Deguen & Benjamin H. Hirsh Nature Geoscience(2016) doi:10.1038/ngeo2808 Published online 12 September 2016 LINK “A stratified layer below the core–mantle boundary has long been suspected on the basis of geomagnetic…
A model for meteoritic and lunar 40Ar/39Ar age spectra: Addressing the conundrum of multi-activation energies
P. Boehnke, T. Mark Harrison, M.T. Heizler, P.H. Warren Earth and Planetary Science Letters In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 30 August 2016 LINK “Highlights • Reconcile 40Ar/39Ar age spectra of extra-terrestrial samples with diffusive…
Predominantly Non-Solar Origin of Nitrogen in Lunar SoilsOPEN ACCESS
J. Mortimer, A.B. Verchovsky, M. Anand Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 11 August 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “Simultaneous static-mode mass spectrometric measurements of nitrogen, carbon, helium, neon, and argon, extracted…
An analysis of Apollo lunar soil samples 12070,889, 12030,187, and 12070,891: Basaltic diversity at the Apollo 12 landing site and implications for classification of small-sized lunar samples.
Alexander, L., Snape, J. F., Joy, K. H., Downes, H. and Crawford, I. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12689 LINK “Lunar mare basalts provide insights into the compositional diversity of the Moon’s interior. Basalt…
Constraints on olivine‐rich rock types on the Moon as observed by Diviner and M3: Implications for the formation of the lunar crust
J. A. Arnold, T. D. Glotch, P. G. Lucey, E. Song, I. R. Thomas, N. E. Bowles, B. T. Greenhagen Journal of Geophysical Research:Planets DOI: 10.1002/2015JE004874 First published: 25 July 2016 LINK “We place upper…
Characterization of mesostasis regions in lunar basalts: Understanding late-stage melt evolution and its influence on apatite formation.
Potts, N. J., Tartèse, R., Anand, M., van Westrenen, W., Griffiths, A. A., Barrett, T. J. and Franchi, I. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12681 LINK “Recent studies geared toward understanding the volatile abundances…
On the Nature of the Impactor That Formed the Shackleton Crater on the Moon
Svetlana G. Pugacheva, Ekaterina A. Feoktistova Earth, Moon, and Planets pp 1-24, 10.1007/s11038-016-9489-y First online: 14 June 2016 LINK “The present paper attempts to assess the characteristics of the impactor that formed the Shackleton crater,…
Titanium stable isotope investigation of magmatic processes on the Earth and Moon
Marc-Alban Millet, Nicolas Dauphas, Nicolas D. Greber, Kevin W. Burton, Chris W. Dale, Baptiste Debret, Colin G. Macpherson, Geoffrey M. Nowell, Helen M. Williams Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 449, 1 September 2016, Pages…
An asteroidal origin for water in the MoonOPEN ACCESS
Jessica J. Barnes, David A. Kring, Romain Tartèse, Ian A. Franchi, Mahesh Anand & Sara S. Russell Nature Communications7, Article number:11684 doi:10.1038/ncomms11684 Published 31 May 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “The Apollo-derived tenet of an anhydrous…
Water in evolved lunar rocks: Evidence for multiple reservoirs
Katharine L. Robinson, Jessica J. Barnes, Kazuhide Nagashima, Aurélien Thomen, Ian A. Franchi, Gary R. Huss, Mahesh Anand, G. Jeffrey Taylor Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 24 May 2016 LINK…
Evidence for high-temperature fractionation of lithium isotopes during differentiation of the Moon.
Day, J. M. D., Qiu, L., Ash, R. D., McDonough, W. F., Teng, F.-Z., Rudnick, R. L. and Taylor, L. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12643 LINK “Lithium isotope and abundance data are reported…
Oxygen isotopic evidence for vigorous mixing during the Moon-forming giant impact
By Edward D. Young, Issaku E. Kohl, Paul H. Warren, David C. Rubie, Seth A. Jacobson, Alessandro Morbidelli Science 29 Jan 2016: Vol. 351, Issue 6272, pp. 493-496 DOI: 10.1126/science.aad0525 update (16 March): PDF (open…
40 Ar/ 39 Ar and cosmic ray exposure ages of plagioclase-rich lithic fragments from Apollo 17 regolith, 78461
J. Das, S. Baldwin, J. Delano Earth, Planets and Space 2016, 68:11 (26 January 2016) PDF (open access) abstract “Argon isotopic data is used to assess the potential of low-mass samples collected by sample return…
Mass dependent fractionation of stable chromium isotopes in mare basalts: implications for the formation and the differentiation of the Moon
Pierre Bonnand, Ian J. Parkinson, Mahesh Anand Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 12 December 2015 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.11.041 LINK (open access)
Annealing of radiation damage in zircons from Apollo 14 impact breccia 14311: Implications for the thermal history of the breccia.
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Phosphate ages in Apollo 14 breccias: Resolving multiple impact events with high precision U–Pb SIMS analyses
J.F. Snape, A.A. Nemchin, M.L. Grange, J.J. Bellucci, F. Thiessen, M.J. Whitehouse Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 174, 1 February 2016, Pages 13–29 LINK “The U–Pb systems of apatite and merrillite grains within four separate…
Lunar volatile depletion due to incomplete accretion within an impact-generated disk
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A terrestrial perspective on using ex situ shocked zircons to date lunar impacts
Aaron J. Cavosie, Timmons M. Erickson, Nicholas E. Timms, Steven M. Reddy, Cristina Talavera, Stephanie D. Montalvo, Maya R. Pincus, Ryan J. Gibbon, and Desmond Moser Geology, First published on October 1, 2015, doi:10.1130/G37059.1 LINK
Magnetism of a Very Young Lunar Glass
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Indigenous nitrogen in the Moon: Constraints from coupled nitrogen–noble gas analyses of mare basalts
Evelyn Füri, Peter H. Barry, Lawrence A. Taylor, Bernard Marty Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 431, 1 December 2015, Pages 195–205 LINK
The chlorine isotope fingerprint of the lunar magma ocean
By Jeremy W. Boyce, Allan H. Treiman, Yunbin Guan, Chi Ma, John M. Eiler, Juliane Gross, James P. Greenwood, Edward M. Stolper Science Advances 25 Sep 2015: Vol. 1, no. 8, e1500380 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1500380 LINK…
Water delivery to the Moon by asteroidal and cometary impacts
V.V. Svetsov, V.V. Shuvalov Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 September 2015 doi:10.1016/j.pss.2015.09.011 LINK “Recent spacecraft missions detected presence of hydroxyl or water over large areas on the lunar surface….
A New Lunar High-Ti Basalt Type Defined from Clasts in Apollo 16 Breccia 60639
A.L. Fagan, C.R. Neal Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 31 August 2015 LINK
The earliest Lunar Magma Ocean differentiation recorded in Fe isotopes
Kun Wang, Stein B. Jacobsen, Fatemeh Sedaghatpour, Heng Chen, Randy L. Korotev Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 430, 15 November 2015, Pages 202–208 LINK
Melting and mixing states of the Earth’s mantle after the Moon-forming impact
Miki Nakajima, , David J. Stevenson Earth and Planetary Science Letters doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.06.023 LINK
Extensive volatile loss during formation and differentiation of the Moon
Chizu Kato, Frederic Moynier, Maria C. Valdes, Jasmeet K. Dhaliwal, James M.D. Day Nature Communications 6, Article number: 7617 doi:10.1038/ncomms8617 LINK (open access)
Brief Follow-up on Recent Studies of Theia’s Accretion
Nathan A. Kaib, Nicolas B. Cowan accepted to Icarus arXiv:1506.06132 PDF LINK abstract
Highly siderophile element depletion in the Moon
James M.D. Day, Richard J. Walker Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 423, 1 August 2015, Pages 114–124 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.05.001 LINK
Absolute model ages from lunar crater morphology
David Trang, Jeffrey J. Gillis-Davis and Joseph M. Boyce Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets Article first published online: 17 APR 2015 | DOI: 10.1002/2014JE004639 LINK
0Ar/39Ar ages of lunar impact glasses: Relationships among Ar diffusivity, chemical composition, shape, and size
N.E.B. Zellner, J.W. Delano Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta available online 16 April 2015 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.04.013 LINK
Tungsten isotopic evidence for disproportional late accretion to the Earth and Moon
Mathieu Touboul, Igor S. Puchtel & Richard J. Walker Nature (08 April 2015) | doi:10.1038/nature14355 LINK
Lunar tungsten isotopic evidence for the late veneer
Thomas S. Kruijer, Thorsten Kleine, Mario Fischer-Gödde & Peter Sprung Nature (2015)doi:10.1038/nature14360 Published online 08 April 2015 LINK
Diverse impactors in Apollo 15 and 16 impact melt rocks: evidence from osmium isotopes and highly siderophile elements
Jingao Liu, Miriam Sharp, Richard D. Ash, David A. Kring, Richard J. Walker Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta available online 14 February 2015 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2015.02.004 LINK
A rock fragment related to the magnesian suite in lunar meteorite Allan Hills (ALHA) 81005
Allan H. Treiman, Juliane Gross American Mineralogist doi: 10.2138/am-2015-4800 v. 100 no. 2-3 p. 414-426 LINK
The Feeding Zones of Terrestrial Planets and Insights into Moon Formation
Nathan A. Kaib, Nicolas B. Cowan Icarus, available online 29 January 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.01.013 PDF LINK (full text) LINK
Constraining the source regions of lunar meteorites using orbital geochemical data
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Accretion of the Moon from non-canonical disks
Julien Salmon, Robin M. Canup Published in book “Origin of the Moon: Challenges and Prospects” (2014), Ed. David Stevenson and Alex Halliday, The Royal Society Publishing PDF LINK LINK
Origin of the lunar highlands Mg-suite: An integrated petrology, geochemistry, chronology, and remote sensing perspective
Charles K. Shearer, Stephen M. Elardo, Noah E. Petro, Lars E. Borg and Francis M. McCubbin American Mineralogist doi: 10.2138/am-2015-4817 v. 100 no. 1 p. 294-325 LINK
A review of lunar chronology revealing a preponderance of 4.34–4.37 Ga ages
Borg, L. E., Gaffney, A. M. and Shearer, C. K. (2014) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12373 article first published online: 24 NOV 2014 LINK
Water in the Moon’s interior: Truth and consequences
Erik H. Hauri, Alberto E. Saal, Malcolm J. Rutherford, James A. Van Orman Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 409, 1 January 2015, Pages 252–264 PDF LINK (open access) LINK (open access)
Excavation of the lunar mantle by basin-forming events on the Moon
Katarina Miljković, Mark A. Wieczorek, Gareth S. Collins, Sean C. Solomon, David E. Smith, Maria T. Zuber Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 409, 1 January 2015, Pages 243–251 LINK
H and Cl isotope systematics of apatite in brecciated lunar meteorites Northwest Africa 4472, Northwest Africa 773, Sayh al Uhaymir 169, and Kalahari 009
Tartèse, R., Anand, M., Joy, K. H. and Franchi, I. A. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12398 LINK
Dynamical Evolution of the Earth-Moon Progenitors – Whence Theia?
Billy Quarles, Jack J. Lissauer Accepted for publication in Icarus (Submitted on 27 Oct 2014) PDF LINK LINK
On the origin and composition of Theia: Constraints from new models of the Giant Impact
On the origin and composition of Theia: Constraints from new models of the Giant Impact Matthias M.M. Meier, Andreas Reufer, Rainer Wieler Icarus 242:316-328 (2014) PDF LINK LINK (abstract) Knowing the isotopic composition of Theia,…
The negligible chondritic contribution in the lunar soils water
Alice Stephant and François Robert PNAS2014 111 (42)15007-15012; published ahead of print October 6, 2014, doi:10.1073/pnas.1408118111 LINK
Impact chemistry of methanol: Implications for volatile evolution on icy satellites and dwarf planets, and cometary delivery to the Moon
Yasuhito Sekine, Hidenori Genda, Yuta Muto, Seiji Sugita, Toshihiko Kadono, Takafumi Matsui Icarus Available online 27 August 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.08.034 LINK
Decline of the lunar core dynamo
Sonia M. Tikoo, Benjamin P. Weiss, William S. Cassata, David L. Shuster Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 404, 15 October 2014, Pages 89–97 DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.07.010 LINK
Highly siderophile elements in Earth’s mantle as a clock for the Moon-forming impact
Jacobson SA, Morbidelli A, Raymond SN, O’Brien DP, Walsh KJ and Rubie DC (2014) Nature 508, 84–87 (03 April 2014) doi:10.1038/nature13172 LINK Using HSE abundance measurements13, 14, we determine a Moon-formation age of 95 ± 32 Myr after…
Evidence for Mo isotope fractionation in the solar nebula and during planetary differentiation
Burkhardt C, Hin RC, Kleine T and Bernard Bourdon B (2014) Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 391, 1 April 2014, Pages 201–211 LINK
Impact Theory Gets Whacked
Daniel Clery Science 11 October 2013: Vol. 342 no. 6155 pp. 183-185 DOI: 10.1126/science.342.6155.183 LINK
Hydrogen Isotopes in Lunar Volcanic Glasses and Melt Inclusions Reveal a Carbonaceous Chondrite Heritage
A.E. Saal et al. Published Online May 9 2013 Science 14 June 2013: Vol. 340 no. 6138 pp. 1317-1320 DOI: 10.1126/science.1235142 LINK Water is perhaps the most important molecule in the solar system, and determining…
