Formation of the crystalline lunar spherules

Details Formation of the crystalline lunar spherules Formation of the crystalline lunar spherules

Mar 1997

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997lpi....28.1405s&link_type=abstract

Conference Paper, 28th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, p. 405.

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Lunar Composition, Spherules, Crystal Structure, Breccia, Apollo 14 Flight, Hypervelocity Impact, Lunar Surface, Free Flight, Olivine, Feldspars, Pyroxenes

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Apollo 14 breccias contain abundant crystalline spherules that appear to be the result of impact melting and crystallization during free flight. Their bulk compositions are quite different from the local regolith in which they were found and are clearly exotic to the site. The Imbrium impact is a likely source for these objects, since long flight times are required for crystallization to be complete before reimpacting the surface.

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