NASA NTRS · 20030110868
The Apollo 16 Mare Component: Petrography, Geochemistry, and Provenance
Abstract
The A16 (Apollo16) site in the lunar nearside highlands is 220 km from the nearest mare. Thus it is no surprise that mare basalt samples are uncommon at the site. Here, we present the petrography and geochemistry of 5 new mare basalt samples found at the A16 site. We also discuss possible provenances of all A16 mare basalt samples using high-resolution global data for the distribution of Fe and Ti on the lunar surface derived from Clementine UV-VIS data [1-2].
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Zeigler, R. A., Haskin, L. A., Korotev, R. L., Jolliff, B. L., Gillis, J. J.. 2003-01-01. The Apollo 16 Mare Component: Petrography, Geochemistry, and Provenance. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20030110868
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