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Scientific paper
Aug 1975
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975moon...13..425f&link_type=abstract
The Moon, vol. 13, Aug. 1975, p. 425-430. Research supported by the University of Georgia.
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Lunar Geology, Lunar Surface, Selenology, Volatility, Lunar Atmosphere, Lunar Maria, Lunar Tides, Mass Spectroscopy, Radioactive Decay, Solar Wind, Volcanology
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Available evidence indicates that the release rate of volatile substances into the lunar atmosphere is not steady, but instead sporadic and episodic. Volatiles emitted at maria rims may originate in the moon's fluid core, reaching the surface through deep cylindrical fault systems that ring the maria borders. The sources of volatiles emitted at craters such as Aristarchus or Tsiolkovsky, which possess floors that are cracked or filled with dark lava and possess central peaks, are more likely to be local pockets of magma or trapped gas at shallower depths. The volatiles are produced directly by radioactive decay (He-4, Ar-40, Rn) and by heating. The release by heating can occur either during melting or by 'bakeout' of unmelted materials. Release of gas into the lunar atmosphere is probably triggered by buildup of its own pressure. This may be assisted by tidal forces exerted on the moon by the earth. In addition to independent release, volatile emission is also expected to accompany other lunar activity, such as ash flows, if any lunar volcanism is presently active.
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