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Impact Melt Facies in the Moon's Crisium Basin: Identifying, Characterizing, and Future Radiogenic Dating.

K D Runyon¹, D P Moriarty², B W Denevi¹

¹The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Laurel MD USA.

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|July 28, 2020

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The Moon

Keywords:

Moon cataclysm cratering dating geochronology lunar

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Area of Science:

Lunar geology
Planetary science
Astrobiology

Background:

Earth and Moon share a history of large basin formation.
The lunar geologic record preserves evidence of the Late Heavy Bombardment.
Early life on Earth emerged around the same time as this bombardment.

Purpose of the Study:

To constrain the environmental conditions of early Earth by understanding the Late Heavy Bombardment.
To determine the absolute timing of lunar basin formation, specifically the Crisium Basin.
To identify potential impact melt sites for future lunar sample dating missions.

Main Methods:

Characterization of potential impact melt outcrops on the Moon.
Geological analysis to identify promising locations for sample collection.

Main Results:

Mare lava-embayed kipukas may contain impact melt.
The rim and central peaks of Yerkes Crater are identified as prime locations for pure, intact Crisium impact melt.

Conclusions:

Future lunar missions can collect Crisium impact melt from Yerkes Crater.
Dating this impact melt will help unravel the history of early Earth-Moon bombardment.
This research informs our understanding of abiogenesis and the conditions necessary for life's emergence.