Simulation of lunar carbon chemistry. II - Lunar winds contributionSimulation experiments, computations, and analysis of glassy agglutinates show that a directly condensed lunar wind vapor phase is strongly depleted in carbon and sulfur compounds and may recrystallize rapidly in the lunar thermal cycle and separate from host crystals. Factors preventing identification of low-energy species implanted from the lunar atmosphere are discussed. Computational results indicate that the implanted lunar winds carbon originates both from the vapor phases injected into the lunar atmosphere during thermal metamorphism of mature lunar soil grains and from direct volatization of impacting micrometeorites. It is suggested that microglass splashes and tiny crystalline grains possibly attached to the surface of coarser grains do not affect the characteristics of solar wind carbon chemistry in the lunar soil.
Document ID
19750055577
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Bibring, J. P.
Langevin, Y.
Maurette, M. (CNRS, Laboratoire Rene Bernas, Orsay Essonne, France)
Burlingame, A. L.
Wszolek, P. C. (California, University Berkeley, Calif., United States)