The composition of the rocks brought back from the Moon by the Apollo astronauts still poses a conundrum. Spectroscopic measurements of the lunar surface may offer a resolution while providing a glimpse at the evolution of the lunar mantle.
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Lucey, P. Mantle of the Moon exposed?. Nature Geosci 3, 517–518 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo904
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