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Do we have a meteorite from the South Pole-Aitken Basin of the Moon?

Randy L. Korotev, Ryan A. Zeigler, & Bradley L. Jolliff. Do we have a meteorite from the South Pole-Aitken Basin of the Moon? . 0. 5. 10. 15. 20. 0. 2. 4. 6. 8. 10. 12. lunar farside. feldspathic highlands. feldspathic highlands. Lunar Prospector

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Do we have a meteorite from the South Pole-Aitken Basin of the Moon?

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  1. Randy L. Korotev, Ryan A. Zeigler, & Bradley L. Jolliff Do we have a meteorite from the South Pole-Aitken Basin of the Moon?

  2. 0 5 10 15 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 lunar farside feldspathic highlands feldspathic highlands Lunar Prospector Lawrence et al. (2000) Clementine Lucey et al. (2000) %FeO ppm Th

  3. 0 5 10 15 20 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 lunar farside SPA SPA Lunar Prospector Lawrence et al. (2000) Clementine Lucey et al. (2000) %FeO ppm Th

  4. all lunar meteorites

  5. linear Sm log Sm all lunar meteorites KREEPic basaltic feldspathic

  6. linear Sm log Sm all lunar meteorites KREEPic Calcalong Creek Dhofar 961 basaltic feldspathic

  7. “KREEP” nonmare lunar meteorites (i.e., those with <12% FeO) SaU 169 anorthosite Dhofar 489

  8. nonmare lunar meteorites (i.e., those with <12% FeO) Dhofar 733

  9. nonmare lunar meteorites (i.e., those with <12% FeO) SaU 169 IMB SaU 169 RB NWA 4472/85 Calcalong Creek Dhofar 961

  10. most ferroan anorthosite is An96-97 and 0.8 ± 0.1 µg/g Eu

  11. Dhofar 733 Kalahari 008 Yamato 82/86

  12. nonmare Apollo samples N = 1860, 10-100 mg <12% FeO & <30 ppm Sc

  13. nonmare Apollo samples with nonmare lunar meteorites SaU169

  14. increasing phosphates + Na in plagioclase alkali anorthosite KREEP SaU169 plag increasing phosphates ol & px

  15. nonmare Apollo samples with nonmare lunar meteorites

  16. Dhofar 733 Calcalong Creek Dhofar 961

  17. Dhofar 961

  18. Calc. Cr. Dhofar 961

  19. Apollo Mg-suite norites & troctolites Calc. Cr. Dhofar 961

  20. Dhofar 961 – our sample probably paired Dhofar 925, 49 g Dhofar 960, 35 g Dhofar 961, 22 g photos by Norbert Classen

  21. 0 1 2 3 4 5 mm big grains of FeNi with composition like IAB irons our sample contains 0.7% metal by mass

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