The Contribution of Lunar Meteorites

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1. Introduction
• Summary of the Collection

 

2. Explaining the Data Set

• How they are ejected from the Moon
• A measure of the impactor flux
• What biases are there in the collection (ejection, sample types)
• What are we sampling – depth and timing (CRE info)
• Limitations on the data set – alteration (hot and cold deserts)

 

3. Placing the Meteorites in a Lunar context

• Pairing relationships – general and specific (espec. source crater pairs)
• Beautiful self-consistent data set (INAA)
• FLM vs. Apollo vs. FHT (and where do the mingled meteorites fall) – Updated Feld. Upper Crust composition
• PAN, Mg- Anorthosites, non-mare mafic components
• KREEP-bearing meteorites vs. Apollo vs. PKT
• SPA – what meteorites come from here (general talk about probability)
• Dho 961 clan, mingled mafic meteorites (?)
• Basalts – Meteorites vs. Apollo vs. remote sensing
• Mantle source regions, ages, volatile content

 

4. Summary and Conclusions

5. Outstanding Questions Remaining.