Tektites and their origin

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Chemical Analysis, Evolution (Development), Meteoritic Microstructures, Tektites, Lunar Craters, Lunar Crust, Materials Tests, Mechanical Properties, Optical Properties, Physical Properties

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A study was conducted of the literature pertaining to the origin and characteristics of tektites. Topics discussed include tektite distribution in geographical locations, shapes of tektites, internal structure of tektites, physical properties, mechanical properties, optical properties, chemical composition, and comparisons with compositions of impact materials. Various arguments are presented on the terrestrial origin of tektites. It was found that some lunar craters of considerable size must be the products of volcanism which occurred during the past few million years, and that the moon must have within it a reservoir of rock which is considerably more like the mantle of the earth than like the rocks from which the basalts of the lunar crust are derived.

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