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Volatilisation of elements from melts of lunar material

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We discuss here the theory of the volatilisation of components of molten rocks and develop a model for this process, which enables us to draw some conclusions about such phenomena on the Moon.

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  1. Space Research Institute, Academy of Sciences, Profsojusnaja, 88 117810, Moscow, USSR

    M. D. Nussinov & Yu. B. Chernyak

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Nussinov, M., Chernyak, Y. Volatilisation of elements from melts of lunar material. Nature 261, 666–669 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/261666a0

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