Regolith breccias are lithified samples of the regolith that have been fused together by impact shock and thermal metamorphism. In lunar regolith samples, the ratio of trapped 40Ar/36Ar is a useful indicator of antiquity and can be used to model the closure age/lifithication event of the regolith (i.e. the apparent time when Ar became trapped [1]), thus providing an important insight into specific times when that regolith was interacting with the the dynamic inner solar system space environment [2-4].


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    Title :

    Formation Ages of the Apollo 16 Regolith Breccias: Implications for Accessing the Bombardment History of the Moon


    Contributors:
    Joy, K. H. (author) / Kring, D. A. (author) / Bogard, D. D. (author) / Zolensky, M. E. (author) / McKay, D. S. (author)

    Conference:

    Noerdlingen 2010: The Ries Crater, the Moon, and the Future of Human Space Exploration ; 2010 ; Noerdlingen, Germany


    Publication date :

    2010-06-25


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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