ReviewNature communications2021
The search for lunar mantle rocks exposed on the surface of the Moon.
Review in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.
- Lunar farside-nearside asymmetry formation during magma ocean solidification.National science review · 2026Article
- KREEP materials recorded in impact glasses of Chang'e-6 regolith returned from the South Pole-Aitken Basin.Fundamental research · 2026Article
- A potential mantle origin for precursor rocks of high-Mg impact glass beads in Chang'e-5 soil.Science advances · 2025Article
- Lunar primitive mantle olivine returned by Chang'e-6.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Oxygen isotope identity of the Earth and Moon with implications for the formation of the Moon and source of volatiles.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- Nature of the lunar far-side samples returned by the Chang'E-6 mission.National science review · 2024Article
- Lunar rock investigation and tri-aspect characterization of lunar farside regolith by a digital twin.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Rapid transition from primary to secondary crust building on the Moon explained by mantle overturn.Nature communications · 2023Article
- A changing thermal regime revealed from shallow to deep basalt source melting in the Moon.Nature communications · 2022Article
- A lunar sample renaissance.Nature communications · 2021Article
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Abstract
The lunar surface is ancient and well-preserved, recording Solar System history and planetary evolution processes. Ancient basin-scale impacts excavated lunar mantle rocks, which are expected to remain present on the surface. Sampling these rocks would provide insight into fundamental planetary processes, including differentiation and magmatic evolution. There is contention among lunar scientists as to what lithologies make up the upper lunar mantle, and where they may have been exposed on the surface. We review dynamical models of lunar differentiation in the context of recent experiments and spacecraft data, assessing candidate lithologies, their distribution, and implications for lunar evolution.
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