Volcanic history of the Imbrium basin: A close-up view from the lunar rover Yutu
Volcanic history of the Imbrium basin: A close-up view from the lunar rover Yutu
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Zhang, Jinhai , Yang, Wei , Hu, Sen , Lin, Yangting , Fang, Guangyou , Li, Chunlai , Peng, Wenxi , Zhu, Sanyuan , He, Zhiping , Zhou, Bin , Lin, Hongyu , Yang, Jianfeng , Liu, Enhai , Xu, Yuchen , Wang, Jianyu , Yao, Zhenxing , Zou, Yongliao , Yan, Jun and Ouyang, Ziyuan
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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We report the surface exploration by the lunar rover Yutu that landed on the young lava flow in the northeastern part of the Mare Imbrium, which is the largest basin on the nearside of the Moon and is filled with several basalt units estimated to date from 3.5 to 2.0 Ga. The onboard lunar penetrating radar conducted a 114-m-long profile, which meas...
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Volcanic history of the Imbrium basin: A close-up view from the lunar rover Yutu
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TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_25870265
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_25870265
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.1503082112
