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Most of the Apollo 11 glassy particles differ from those generated by terrestrial volcanism, by meteoritic impacts, or by the condensation of the parent bodies of meteorites. Some of the particles may have been formed by the action of solar flares on the lunar surface.
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MUELLER, G., HINSCH, G. Glassy Particles in Lunar Fines. Nature 228, 254–258 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/228254a0
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