Trapped solar wind noble gases and exposure age of Luna 16 lunar fines

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Sep 1973

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Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 37, Issue 9, pp.1991-2003

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He, Ne, Ar, Kr and Xe concentrations and isotopic abundances were measured in three bulk grain size fractions prepared from sample L-16-19, No. 120 (C level, 20-22 cm depth) returned by the Luna 16 mission. The expected anticorrelation between the concentrations of trapped solar wind noble gases and grain size is observed. Elemental abundances of solar wind trapped noble gases are similar to those previously found in corresponding grain size fractions of the Apollo 11 and 12 fines. The trapped ratio 4 He / 20 Ne varies in the soils from different lunar maria due to diffusion losses. A rough correlation of 4 He / 20 Ne with the proportion of ilmenite in these samples is apparent. The elemental and isotopic ratios of the surface correlated noble gases in Luna 16 resemble those previously found in Apollo fines. Based on 21 Ne, 78 Kr and 126 Xe a cosmic ray exposure age of 360 my was determined. This age is similar to those obtained for the soils from other lunar maria.

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