Chemical Zoning of the Surface Layers in Luna-16 Soil Sample 1635: High Enrichment of Carbon

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Carbon: Enrichment, Components: Volatile, Condensation, Regoliths: Lunar, Zoning: Chemical

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The fine fraction (<74 micrometers) of a Luna-16 soil sample was examined by X-ray photo-electron spectroscopy (XPS) in connection with Ar-etching. We found that the surface layers show three chemically distinct zones. The middle zone, about 2500-3000 angstroms below the surface, is the most interesting. It contains up to 60% carbon, and in addition noticeable amounts of Zn (up to 4%). The remaining elements of this zone show a silicate composition. It is probable that this chemical zoning in the fine regolith particles is connected with a condensation process, and that the impact of a carbon-rich projectile was responsible for the carbon-enriched layer. The projectile could be a carbonaceous chondrite or, more likely, a comet.

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