Concentrations of Ni, Zn, Ga, Ge, Cd, In, and Ir in soils and breccias returned by Apollo 14 and Apollo 15 are reported. The integrated flux of extralunar material at each lunar landing site is estimated on the basis of the siderophilic elements Ni, Ge, Ir, and Au. It falls with time between 3.95 and 3.26 g.y. before the present. The flux versus time relationship indicated by the trace element data is consistent with estimates of the same relationship based on crater statistics and morphologies, as would be expected if the same populations of interplanetary objects were responsible for both properties. The data are consistent with the presence of two populations of material bombarding the moon early in its history, one with a short half-life that was dominant until about 3.8 g.y. ago, and another with a half-life of about 2.0 g.y. that dominated during the more recent era.


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    Title :

    The extralunar component in lunar soils and breccias.


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Lunar Science Conference ; 1972 ; Houston, TX


    Publication date :

    1972-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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