Lunar Highlands Volcanism: The View from a New Millenium

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Jan 2002

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002mbns.conf...22h&link_type=abstract

The Moon Beyond 2002: Next Steps in Lunar Science and Exploration, p. 22

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Volcanology, Color Infrared Photography, Lunar Surface, Lunar Geology, Infrared Spectra, Ultraviolet Spectra, Spectroscopy

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Since the Apollo era, the search for highlands volcanism has focused on selected light plains deposits as well as a class of spectral anomalies known as Red Spots. These spectral anomalies have spectra that are characterized by very strong ultraviolet absorptions. UV-IR color difference photographs were used to identify and characterize Red Spots on the lunar nearside. This suggested that these anomalously red areas may have compositions that are substantially different from those of typical highlands. In the immediate post-Apollo era, several workers presented evidence that at least some Red Spots were produced by highlands volcanism and suggested a connection with KREEP basalts (Medium-K Fra Mauro basalt) or even more evolved highlands compositions (e.g., High-K Fra Mauro basalt, dacite, rhyolite).

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