The Moon

Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Report by the Chairman....Pages 3-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Experimental Petrology and Petrogenesis of Apollo 12 Basalts....Pages 123-123
Electron Microscopic Studies of Some Lunar Minerals....Pages 124-128
Maria Lavas, Mascons, Layered Complexes, Achondrites and the Lunar Mantle....Pages 129-164
Petrochemistry and Chemical Features of Lunar Glassy Spherules....Pages 165-179
Formation of Lunar Glassy Spherules: A Dynamical Model....Pages 180-184
Lunar Mare Ridges, Rings and Volcanic Ring Complexes....Pages 187-215
A Possible Mechanism of the Generating of the Unusually Long Lunar Seismic Oscillations....Pages 216-219
Dynamics of the Moon....Pages 11-12
On the Inclination of the Lunar Axis....Pages 13-21
The Shape of the Moon....Pages 22-31
Some Differences between Geometrical and Dynamical Figures of the Moon....Pages 32-34
Large Disks as Representations for the Lunar Mascons with Implications Regarding Theories of Formation....Pages 35-40
The Geomorphic Evolution of the Lunar Surface....Pages 43-54
Erosion, Transportation and the Nature of the Maria....Pages 55-67
Radar Mapping of the Moon at 162 MHz....Pages 68-71
Introductory Remarks: The Apollo 14 Mission....Pages 75-80
The Apollo 14 Mission and Preliminary Results....Pages 81-93
Plans and Objectives of the Remaining Apollo Missions....Pages 94-103
Engineering Potential for Lunar Missions after Apollo....Pages 104-120
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
The Role of Occultations in the Improvement of the Lunar Ephemeris....Pages 395-401
On the Initial Distance of the Moon Forming in the Circumterrestrial Swarm....Pages 402-404
Fluidization on the Moon and Planets....Pages 407-425
On the Possible Differences in the Bulk Chemical Composition of the Earth and the Moon Forming in the Circumterrestrial Swarm....Pages 426-428
The Origin of the Moon and Solar System....Pages 429-440
Evolution of the Moon: Recent Modification of Previous Ideas....Pages 441-449
On the Interaction between Tectonic Processes of the Earth and the Moon....Pages 220-225
On the Origin of Central Peaks in the Crater Formations Filled with Melt after Impacts....Pages 226-230
Geologic Interpretation of the Study of Lunar Rocks....Pages 231-245
Interferometric Studies on Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 Lunar Glass Objects....Pages 249-263
The Valence States of 3 d : Transition Elements in Apollo 11 and 12 Rocks....Pages 264-278
Luminescence Excitation by Protons and Electrons, Applied to Apollo Lunar Samples....Pages 279-297
The Solar Irradiation Record in Lunar Dust Grains....Pages 298-308
Low Energy Solar Nuclear Particle Irradiation of Lunar and Meteoritic Breccias....Pages 309-323
The Thermoluminescence of Lunar Samples....Pages 324-329
The Particle Track Record of the Lunar Surface....Pages 330-352
Lunar Magnetic Field Measurements, Electrical Conductivity Calculations and Thermal Profile Inferences....Pages 355-371
Thermal Gradients in the Outer Lunar Layers....Pages 372-376
Convection in the Moon....Pages 377-383
Possible Thermal History of the Moon....Pages 384-391
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Lunar Tidal Phenomena and the Lunar Rille System....Pages 450-457
Back Matter....Pages 458-471