New Views of Lunar Geoscience: An Introduction and Overview

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Research Article| January 01, 2006 New Views of Lunar Geoscience: An Introduction and Overview Harald Hiesinger; Harald Hiesinger Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Box 1846, Providence, Rhode Island, 02912, U.S.A. [e-mail], [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar James W. Head, III James W. Head, III Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Box 1846, Providence, Rhode Island, 02912, U.S.A. [e-mail], [e-mail] Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Harald Hiesinger Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Box 1846, Providence, Rhode Island, 02912, U.S.A. [e-mail], [e-mail] James W. Head, III Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Box 1846, Providence, Rhode Island, 02912, U.S.A. [e-mail], [e-mail] Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 © The Mineralogical Society Of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2006) 60 (1): 1–81. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2006.60.1 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Harald Hiesinger, James W. Head; New Views of Lunar Geoscience: An Introduction and Overview. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2006;; 60 (1): 1–81. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2006.60.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search Beyond the Earth, the Moon is the only planetary body for which we have samples from known locations. The analysis of these samples gives us "ground-truth" for numerous remote sensing studies of the physical and chemical properties of the Moon and they are invaluable for our fundamental understanding of lunar origin and evolution. Prior to the return of the Apollo 11 samples, the Moon was thought by many to be a primitive undifferentiated body (e.g., Urey 1966), a concept shattered by the data returned from the Apollo and Luna missions. Ever since, new data have helped to address some... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.