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Temperature and duration of the shadow of a recently-arrived lunar boulder

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Natural thermoluminescence retained by soil samples from the shadows of some Apollo 17 boulders and from an adjacent sunlit area has been used to derive the temperature in the shade and the length of time for which the shadow has been cast in one case. This has implications for soil mechanics on the lunar surface.

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    S. A. Durrani, K. A. R. Khazal & A. Ali

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Durrani, S., Khazal, K. & Ali, A. Temperature and duration of the shadow of a recently-arrived lunar boulder. Nature 266, 411–415 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/266411a0

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