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Shock compression and adiabatic release of a titaniferous mare basaltA report is presented regarding the dynamic properties of a rock indigenous to the mare basins of the moon. The reported data were obtained in a study of sample 70215, a very titanium-rich basalt (58% pyroxene, 18% ilmenite, 15% plagioclase, 6% olivine, and 3% quartz by weight). This rock is probably representative of a class of the earliest mare-filling extrusive rocks which are exposed on the present lunar surface. Two series of experiments were performed. One set of experiments involved the measuring of Hugoniot and release adiabats to 15.7 GPa with a propellant gun apparatus. In the second set of experiments, a light-gas gun was employed to yield Hugoniot data at about 120 GPa and release states at about 90 GPa. Lunar basalt 70215 appears to be among the densest rocks in the present lunar sample collection, having a crystal density of 3.38 g/cu cm and a porosity of about 1.3%. The results of the experiments have important implications for both the degree of shock metamorphism expected for impact processes and the extent of ejecta transport on mare surfaces with high-titanium basalt composition.
Document ID
19780057838
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Ahrens, T. J.
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Jackson, I.
(California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Jeanloz, R.
(California Institute of Technology Pasadena, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1977
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: Lunar Science Conference
Location: Houston, TX
Start Date: March 14, 1977
End Date: March 18, 1977
Accession Number
78A41747
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-9019
Distribution Limits
Public
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