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Lucey, P.G., Hawke, B.R., Pieters, C.M., Head, J.W. and McCord, T.B. (1986). A compositional study of the aristarchus region of the moon using near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy. Journal of Geophysical Research 91: doi: 10.1029/JB091iB04p0D344. issn: 0148-0227. |
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Newly obtained near-infrared reflectance spectra for features on or near the Aristarchus Plateau demonstrate the diversity of compositions in the region. Highland units are of three probable compositions: a feldspar and clinopyroxene assemblage; a probable clinopyroxene, olivine, and possibly feldspar assemblage; and an assemblage composed of olivine or olivine and feldspar. The feldspar-clinopyroxene assemblage is tentatively correlated with the major Th anomaly centered on Aristarchus crater. The regional pyroclastic deposits on the plateau are composed of greater than 90% Fe2+-bearing glass. The Aristarchus cratering event fully penetrated any mare or pyroclastics in the target. Evidence for mare-related material is found in the ejecta on the mare side of the mare-plateau contact. |
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