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Lunar science: a post-Apollo view scientific results and insights from the lunar samples.
Lunar Science: A Post-Apollo View: Scientific Results and Insights from the Lunar Samples examines the scientific data and discoveries provided by the manned Apollo lunar missions as they are understood. The interpretative aspects of the study are given emphasis in order to present a coherent story...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York,
Pergamon Press
[1975]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; Lunar Science: A Post-Apollo View; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 The Pre-Apollo Setting; 1.2 The Apollo Landings and the Lunar Samples; Chapter 2. Lunar Geology; 2.1 The Face of the Moon; 2.2 Stratigraphy of the Lunar Surface; 2.3 Stratigraphie and Absolute Age Scales; 2.4 Lunar Topography; 2.5 The Larger Lunar Craters; 2.6 Central Peaks and Peak Rings; 2.7 The Large Ringed Basins; 2.8 Relation of Ringed Basins and Smooth- Plains-Forming Deposits; 2.9 Layering in the Highlands; 2.10 Maria Lava Flows
- 2.11 Rilles2.12 Wrinkle Ridges; 2.13 Low Albedo Areas; 2.14 Swirls; References And Notes; Chapter 3. The Surface of the Moon; 3.1 The Extreme Upper Surface; 3.2 The Regolith; 3.3 Structure of the Regolith; 3.4 Chemistry of the Regolith; 3.5 ""Age"" of the Soils; 3.6 Glasses; 3.7 Tektites; 3.8 The Mega-Regolith; 3.9 Craters and Cratering Rates; 3.10 Microcraters and Micrometeorites; 3.11 Meteorite Flux; 3.12 Solar and Galactic Cosmic Rays; 3.13 Fossil Track Studies; 3.14 Cosmogenic Radionuclides; 3.15 Rare Gases; 3.16 Volatilization of Elements at the Lunar Surface; 3.17 Lunar Atmosphere
- 3.18 Exobiology3.19 Organic Geochemistry; References And Notes; Chapter 4. The Maria; 4.1 The Lavas; 4.2 Types of Maria Basalts; 4.3 Emerald Green and Orange Glasses; 4.4 Composition of Maria Basalts; 4.5 The Large Cations; 4.6 The Rare Earth Elements (REE); 4.7 The Europium Anomaly; 4.8 The Large, High-Valency Cations; 4.9 The Ferromagnesian Elements; 4.10 Sulfur and the Chalcophile Elements; 4.11 The Siderophile Elements; 4.12 Oxygen and Carbon Isotopes; 4.13 Cosmochemical Implications of the Trace Element Abundances; 4.14 Ages of Maria Basalts; 4.15 Sources of the Maria Basalts
- 4.16 Impact Melting4.17 Partial Melting in the Interior; 4.18 Cooling and Crystallization of the Lavas; 4.19 Fractional Crystallization; Chapter 5. The Highlands; 5.1 The Highland Crust; 5.2 Breccias; 5.3 Impact-Induced Melting; 5.4 Element Migration in Breccias; 5.5 Sampling of the Highland Crust; 5.6 Highland Rock Types; 5.7 Experimental Petrology and the Source of the Highland Rock Types; 5.8 The Orbital Chemical Data; 5.9 Inter-element Correlations; 5.10 The Chemical Composition of the Highlands; 5.11 The Ancient Meteoritic Component; 5.12 Ages of the Highland Rocks
- Chapter 6. The Interior of the Moon6.1 Radius, Density, and Moment of Inertia; 6.2 Lunar Gravity and the Mascons; 6.3 Lunar Seismicity; 6.4 Structure of the Lunar Interior; 6.5 Temperatures within the Moon; 6.6 Lunar Magnetism; 6.7 Origin of the Lunar Magnetic Field; Chapter 7. The Origin and Evolution of the Moon; 7.1 The New Moon; 7.2 The Boundary Conditions from the Apollo Missions; 7.3 Homogeneous Versus Heterogeneous Accretion; 7.4 The Overall Composition of the Moon; 7.5 Rare Earth Patterns in the Lunar Interior; 7.6 Geochemical Evolution of the Moon; 7.7 Lunar Origins