The origin of selected lunar geochemical anomalies Implications for early volcanism and the formation of light plains

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Geochemistry, Lunar Composition, Lunar Surface, Volcanoes, Anomalies, Apollo 13 Flight, Lunar Craters, Lunar Geology, Photogeology

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The Apollo orbital geochemistry, photogeologic, and other remote sensing data sets were used to identify and characterize geochemical anomalies on the eastern limb and farside of the Moon and to investigate the processes responsible for their formation. The anomalies are commonly associated with Imbrian- or Nectarian-aged light plains units which exhibit dark-haloed impact craters. The results strongly indicate that those geochemical anomalies associated with light plains deposits which display dark-haloed impact craters result from the presence of basaltic units that are either covered by varying thickness of highland debris or have a surface contaminated with significant amounts of highlands material. Basaltic volcanism on the eastern limb and farside of the Moon was more extensive in both space and time than has been accepted.

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