Lunar farside Th distribution measured by Kaguya gamma-ray spectrometer

Autor:	Yuzuru Karouji, Naoyuki Yamashita, Olivier Forni, Claude d’Uston, Robert C. Reedy, Olivier Gasnault, Kyeong Ja Kim, Masanori Kobayashi, Makoto Hareyama, Yoshiaki Ishihara, Shingo Kobayashi, Nobuyuki Hasebe, Hiroshi Takeda, Tomokatsu Morota, Eido Shibamura
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Kaguya Spectrometer Gamma ray spectrometer Equator Thorium chemistry.chemical_element Geophysics Lunar magma ocean chemistry Space and Planetary Science Geochemistry and Petrology Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Variation (astronomy) Geology
Zdroj:	Earth and Planetary Science Letters. :10-16
ISSN:	0012-821X
Popis:	Kaguya gamma-ray spectrometer measured thorium (Th) distribution on the lunar farside with the highest sensitivity among past gamma-ray remote sensing missions. The newly obtained Th map has revealed that two regions near the equator on the farside have the lowest Th abundances. We found that the variation of the Th abundance perfectly correlates with the crustal thickness in the farside and the southern nearside, and it could be a result of the crystallization of the lunar magma ocean.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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