The Curie mission would constrain the existence of the putative cataclysm by determining the age of samples directly sourced from the impact melt sheet of a major pre-Imbrium lunar basin. The measurements would also enable further understanding of lunar evolution by characterizing new lunar lithologies far from the Apollo and Luna landing sites, including the very low-Ti basalts in Mare Crisium and potential olivine rich lithologies in the margins of both Mare Nectaris and Mars Crisium. Equipped with a mass spectrometer and a LIBS, Curie would also be well-placed to survey volatile components of the lunar regolith, including surface-bound hydrogen
Lunar impact melt breccias provide a unique record of the timing and frequency of collisional events...
The Moon is a geological history book, preserving information about the history of the Solar System,...
International audience► We model the cratering of the Moon and terrestrial planets. ► We account for...
The leading, but contentious, model for lunar impact history includes a pronounced increase in impac...
The Moon acts as a time capsule for events in our region of the Solar System. The combination of ret...
Establishing the age of the Moon is critical to understanding solar system evolution and the formati...
A mission to land in the giant South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin on the Moon's southern farside and retu...
Legacy of the Apollo samples is the link forged between radiometric ages of rocks and relative ages ...
abstract: Impact cratering has played a key role in the evolution of the solid surfaces of Solar Sys...
Radiometric dating and compositional clustering of lunar impact-melt rocks form the backbone of the ...
Impact cratering on the Moon and the derived size-frequency distribution functions of lunar impact c...
The Moon is the only planetary body other than the Earth for which samples have been collected in si...
We have measured 87Rb–87Sr isochron ages for two granites, using the breadboard version of our Chemi...
The Moon is the only planetary body other than the Earth for which samples have been collected in si...
Lunar meteorites represent a more random sampling of lunar material than the Apollo or Luna collecti...
Lunar impact melt breccias provide a unique record of the timing and frequency of collisional events...
The Moon is a geological history book, preserving information about the history of the Solar System,...
International audience► We model the cratering of the Moon and terrestrial planets. ► We account for...
The leading, but contentious, model for lunar impact history includes a pronounced increase in impac...
The Moon acts as a time capsule for events in our region of the Solar System. The combination of ret...
Establishing the age of the Moon is critical to understanding solar system evolution and the formati...
A mission to land in the giant South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin on the Moon's southern farside and retu...
Legacy of the Apollo samples is the link forged between radiometric ages of rocks and relative ages ...
abstract: Impact cratering has played a key role in the evolution of the solid surfaces of Solar Sys...
Radiometric dating and compositional clustering of lunar impact-melt rocks form the backbone of the ...
Impact cratering on the Moon and the derived size-frequency distribution functions of lunar impact c...
The Moon is the only planetary body other than the Earth for which samples have been collected in si...
We have measured 87Rb–87Sr isochron ages for two granites, using the breadboard version of our Chemi...
The Moon is the only planetary body other than the Earth for which samples have been collected in si...
Lunar meteorites represent a more random sampling of lunar material than the Apollo or Luna collecti...
Lunar impact melt breccias provide a unique record of the timing and frequency of collisional events...
The Moon is a geological history book, preserving information about the history of the Solar System,...
International audience► We model the cratering of the Moon and terrestrial planets. ► We account for...