| Literature DB >> 20966246 |
David A Paige1, Matthew A Siegler, Jo Ann Zhang, Paul O Hayne, Emily J Foote, Kristen A Bennett, Ashwin R Vasavada, Benjamin T Greenhagen, John T Schofield, Daniel J McCleese, Marc C Foote, Eric DeJong, Bruce G Bills, Wayne Hartford, Bruce C Murray, Carlton C Allen, Kelly Snook, Laurence A Soderblom, Simon Calcutt, Fredric W Taylor, Neil E Bowles, Joshua L Bandfield, Richard Elphic, Rebecca Ghent, Timothy D Glotch, Michael B Wyatt, Paul G Lucey.
Abstract
Diviner Lunar Radiometer Experiment surface-temperature maps reveal the existence of widespread surface and near-surface cryogenic regions that extend beyond the boundaries of persistent shadow. The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) struck one of the coldest of these regions, where subsurface temperatures are estimated to be 38 kelvin. Large areas of the lunar polar regions are currently cold enough to cold-trap water ice as well as a range of both more volatile and less volatile species. The diverse mixture of water and high-volatility compounds detected in the LCROSS ejecta plume is strong evidence for the impact delivery and cold-trapping of volatiles derived from primitive outer solar system bodies.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID： 20966246 DOI： 10.1126/science.1187726
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN： 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728