Ages and stratigraphy of lunar mare basalts: A synthesis

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Hiesinger ◽  
J.W. Head ◽  
U. Wolf ◽  
R. Jaumann ◽  
G. Neukum
Keyword(s):  
Lunar Mare ◽  
Mare Basalts

Systematics of Ni and Co in olivine from planetary melt systems; lunar mare basalts

1999 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 392-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Papike ◽  
G. W. Fowler ◽  
C. T. Adcock ◽  
C. K. Shearer
Keyword(s):  
Lunar Mare ◽  
Mare Basalts

Lunar Mare Basalts: Conference Summary

Eos ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 57 (11) ◽  
pp. 823
Author(s):  
R. B. Merill ◽  
L. A. Haskin ◽  
N. J. Hubbard ◽  
G. E. Lofgren ◽  
J. W. Minear ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conference Summary ◽  
Lunar Mare ◽  
Mare Basalts

A dynamic origin for the global asymmetry of lunar mare basalts

2000 ◽  
Vol 177 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 131-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shijie Zhong ◽  
E.M. Parmentier ◽  
Maria T. Zuber
Keyword(s):  
Lunar Mare ◽  
Mare Basalts

scholarly journals Thickness of Lunar Mare Basalts: New Results Based on Modeling the Degradation of Partially Buried Craters

2019 ◽  
Vol 124 (9) ◽  
pp. 2430-2459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Du ◽  
Wenzhe Fa ◽  
Mark A. Wieczorek ◽  
Minggang Xie ◽  
Yuzhen Cai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lunar Mare ◽  
Mare Basalts

scholarly journals Young lunar mare basalts in the Chang'e-5 sample return region, northern Oceanus Procellarum

2021 ◽  
Vol 555 ◽  
pp. 116702
Author(s):  
Yuqi Qian ◽  
Long Xiao ◽  
James W. Head ◽  
Carolyn H. van der Bogert ◽  
Harald Hiesinger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sample Return ◽  
Lunar Mare ◽  
Mare Basalts

Lunar mare basalts in the Aristarchus region: Implications for the stratigraphic sequence from Clementine UVVIS data

Icarus ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 227 ◽  
pp. 132-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Zhang ◽  
Y.L. Zou ◽  
Y.C. Zheng ◽  
X.H. Fu ◽  
Y.C. Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Stratigraphic Sequence ◽  
Lunar Mare ◽  
Mare Basalts

Lu-Hf and Sm-Nd evolution in lunar mare basalts

1984 ◽  
Vol 89 (S02) ◽  
pp. B459 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. Unruh ◽  
P. Stille ◽  
P. J. Patchett ◽  
M. Tatsumoto
Keyword(s):  
Lunar Mare ◽  
Mare Basalts

scholarly journals NanoSIMS and EPMA dating of lunar zirconolite

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nian Wang ◽  
Qian Mao ◽  
Ting Zhang ◽  
Jialong Hao ◽  
Yangting Lin
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
High Spatial Resolution ◽  
Lunar Meteorite ◽  
Geochemical Study ◽  
Lunar Rocks ◽  
Crater Counting ◽  
Resolution Analysis ◽  
Lunar Mare ◽  
Mare Basalts ◽  
Non Destructive

Abstract Zirconolite is a common Zr-rich accessary mineral in mafic rocks. It is also an ideal U–Pb/Pb–Pb chronometer because it commonly contains high U content (mostly 0.1–10 wt%) and negligible initial Pb. However, zirconolite is usually very small (e.g., ~ 1 μm in width) in lunar rocks, requiring a high spatial resolution analysis. We analyzed a single, large (25 μm × 20 μm) grain of zirconolite in lunar meteorite NWA 4485 using Pb–Pb dating by NanoSIMS and U–Th–Pb dating by EPMA. The resultant U–Th–Pb age is 4540 ± 340 Ma (2σ) with a spatial resolution of 1.3 μm. The Pb–Pb age by NanoSIMS is 4348.5 ± 4.8 Ma (2σ) with a spatial resolution of ~ 2 μm, consistent with the age of 4352 ± 10 Ma and 4344 ± 14 Ma reported in the same meteorite and its paired meteorite NWA 4472. Although U–Th–Pb age is somewhat older, it still includes the NanoSIMS results within the analytical uncertainty. This work demonstrates the potential application of the combined EPMA dating and REE analysis of lunar zirconolite, with the benefits of high spatial resolution, non-destructive, and readily accessibility of the instrument. The precision of the EPMA dating (7.6%, 2σ) can be improved by increasing the counting time for Pb, U and Th. We expect to apply this EPMA technique for a quick and non-destructive age survey and geochemical study of zirconolite grains from the lunar mare basalts newly returned by Chang’E-5 mission which landed on a very young (1.2–2.0 Ga by crater-counting chronology) basalt unit in Procellarum KREEP Terrain.

The age of lunar mare basalts south of the Aristarchus Plateau and effects of secondary craters formed by the Aristarchus event

Icarus ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 309 ◽  
pp. 45-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.C. Stadermann ◽  
M.R. Zanetti ◽  
B.L. Jolliff ◽  
H. Hiesinger ◽  
C.H. van der Bogert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lunar Mare ◽  
Mare Basalts
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