X-ray electron study of lunar regolith from the Sea of Fertility and the Sea of Tranquillity

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Chemical Composition, Lunar Maria, Lunar Soil, X Ray Spectra, Aluminum, Apollo 11 Flight, Gabbro, Geochemistry, Iron, Lunar Rocks, Lunik 16 Lunar Probe, Magnesium, Silicon, Spectrum Analysis, Titanium

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X-ray electron spectra were obtained of the 2p-levels of Fe, Ti, Si, Al, and Mg, and of the 1s-level in lunar regolith from the Sea of Fertility and the Sea of Tranquillity. The spectra of the same elements were recorded for approximately 30 rock forming minerals, oceanic gabbro, meteoritic eucrite, and several iron meteorites. Analysis of the results based on line positions showed that all the elements studied have the usual degrees of oxidation, and that oxygen atoms are their nearest neighbors. The predominant coordination number of Al is 4. Analysis and comparison of the Fe2p spectra in regolith, various iron meteorites, and stainless steel leads to these conclusions: Metallic iron in lunar regolith is in a highly dispersed state and is unusually stable with respect to oxidation by the oxygen of the earth's atmosphere.

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