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Simulation Study of Lunar Carbon Chemistry

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LUNAR fines are a source of information about surface phenomena on the Moon, including solar wind implantation, the rate and extent of meteorite bombardment, the effects of solar flares and cosmic rays, and the formation of and reimplantation from the lunar atmosphere.

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  1. Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol,

    C. T. PILLINGER, P. H. CADOGAN, G. EGLINTON, J. R. MAXWELL & B. J. MAYS

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Salford,

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PILLINGER, C., CADOGAN, P., EGLINTON, G. et al. Simulation Study of Lunar Carbon Chemistry. Nature Physical Science 235, 108–109 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci235108a0

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