Lunar Surface from the Lunar Prospector Mission (IMAGE)

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Lunar Surface from the Lunar Prospector Mission

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Distribution of thorium on the lunar surface from the Lunar Prospector mission. Thorium is highly correlated with other radioactive elements (heat producing), with most of it being present on the Earth-facing side (near side). The relationship between this region and many observed features of lunar history is a key question in lunar sciences.

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Laneuville, M. et al (2013) Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets.

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