High resolution measurements of absolute thorium abundances on the lunar surface

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Sep 1999

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999georl..26.2681l&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 26, Issue 17, p. 2681-2684

Physics

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Planetology: Solar System Objects: Meteorites And Tektites, Planetology: Solid Surface Planets: Composition, Planetology: Solid Surface Planets: Origin And Evolution, Planetology: Solid Surface Planets: Remote Sensing

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The Lunar Prospector (LP) Gamma-Ray Spectrometer (GRS) has been used to map the global abundance of thorium on the lunar surface. A global map of absolute thorium abundances on a 2° by 2° equal-area pixel scale is presented using new detector modeling results and low altitude LP data. Because thorium is relatively abundant in KREEP-rich material, these data provide fundamental information regarding the locations and importance of terranes that are rich in KREEP bearing materials.

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