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Chemical composition of Luna 16 lunar regolithData on the chemical composition of regolith returned by the Luna 16 automatic station and two fragments of basalts from the lower layer of the core are presented. Spark mass spectrometric, primary X-ray spectral, emission spectral, and atomic absorption methods were used in the analysis. The regolith of mare provinces were shown to be a mixture of material of various origins. The source of the material of the mare regolith was principally basalts of the corresponding lunar lava maria. The regolith is genetically related to it. This follows from a comparison of the chemical composition, mineralogical, and petrochemical features of the basesalts and the regolith from the Sea of Fertility, Sea of Tranquillity, and Ocean of Storms, respectively.
Document ID
19750003759
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Vinogradov, A. P.
(Kanner (Leo) Associates Redwood City, CA, United States)
Chupakhin, M. S.
(Kanner (Leo) Associates Redwood City, CA, United States)
Belyayev, Y. I.
(Kanner (Leo) Associates Redwood City, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1974
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar Soil from the Sea of Fertility (NASA-TT-F-15881)
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
75N11831
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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