Workshop on Geology of the Apollo 17 Landing Site

69 Pages·2012·9.18 MB·English

by  G. Ryder

WORKSHOP ON

GEOLOGY OF THE APOLLO 17

LANDING SITE

LPI Technical Report Number 92..09, Part 1

LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTlTIJTE 3600 BAY AREA BOULEVARD HOUSTON TX 77058-1113

LPlrrR--92-09. Parr 1

WORKSHOP ON
GEOLOGY OF THE APOLLO 17 LANDING SITE
Edited by
G. Ryder, H. H. Schmitt, and P. D. Spudis
Held at

Houston, Texas

December 2-4, 1992

Sponsored by

Lunar and Planetary Sample Team

Lunar and Planetary Institute

Lunar and Planetary Institute 3600 Bay Area Boulevard Houston TX 77058-1113

LPI Technical Report Number 92-09, Part 1

LPIffR--92-09, Pan 1

CONTENTS

Lunar Resources-Oxygenfrom Rocks and Soil
C. C. Allen, M. A. Gibson, C. W. Knudsen, H. Kanamori, R. V. Morris,
L. P. Keller, and D. S. McKay ........................................................................................................... 1

North Massif Lithologies and Chemical Compositions Viewed from 2-4-mm

Particles ofSoil Sample 76503

K. M. Bishop, B. L. Jolliff, R. L. Korotev, and L. A. Haskin .............................................................. 2

Refining the Granulite Suite
J. A. Cushing, G. J. Taylor, M. D. Nonnan, and K. Keil .................................................................... 4

Mare Volcanism in the Taurus-Littrow Region
J. W. Delano ..................................................................................................................................... 5

~bundances ofSodiwn, Sulfur, and Potassium in Lunar Volcanic Glasses:
Evidencefor Volatile Loss During Eruption
J. W. Delano and J. McGuire ............................................................................................................. 7

Resource Availability at Taurus-Littrow
L. A. Haskin and R. O. Colson .......................................................................................................... 9

A Spectral Survey ofthe Serenitatis Basin Region ofthe Moon
B. R. Hawke, C. A. Peterson, P. G. Lucey, D. T. Blewett, J. F. Bell III,

and P. D. Spudis .............................................................................................................................. 14

The Serenitatis Basin and the Taurus-Littrow Highlands:
Geological Context and History
J. W. Head ...................................................................................................................................... 15

The Ancient Lunar Crust, Apollo 17 Region
O. B. James ..................................................................................................................................... 17

The Apollo 17 Region: A Compositional Overview
R. Jaumann and G. Neukum ............................................................................................................ 20

NeoKREEP: A New Lunar Component at Apollo 17

E. A. Jerde, G. A. Snyder, and L. A. Taylor..................................................................................... 21

Possible Petrogenetic Associations Among Igneous Components in North Massif

Soils: Evidence in 2-4-mm Soil Particles from 76503

B. L. Jolliff, K. M. Bishop, and L. A. Haskin ................................................................................... 24

The Apollo 17 Regolith
R. L. Korotev .................................................................................................................................. 26
Geochemistry ofHASP, VLT, and Other Glasses from Double Drive Tube 7900112

D. J. Lindstrom, S. J. Wentworth, R. R. Martinez, and D. S. McKay ............................................... 29

The Taurus-Littrow Dark Mantle, Light Mantle, Crater Cluster, and Scarp
B. K. Lucchitta ................................................................................................................................ 31

Morphology and Composition ofCondensates on Apollo 17

Orange and Black Glass

D. S. McKay and S. J. Wentworth ................................................................................................... 31

Geology ofthe Apollo 17 Site
W. R. Muehlberger ................................................................................................................. , ........ 36

The Apollo 17 Mare Basalts: Serenely Sampling Taurus-Littrow
C. R. Neal and L. A. Taylor ............................................................................................................. 37

Using Apollo 17 High-Ti Mare Basalts as Windows to the Lunar Mantle
C. R. Neal and L. A. Taylor ............................................................................................................. 40

Lithologies Contributing to the Clast Population in Apollo 17 LKFM
Basaltic Impact Melts
M. D. Norman, G. 1. Taylor, P. Spudis, and G. Ryder ...................................................................... 42

Impact Glassesfrom the <20-~ Fraction ofApollo 17 Soils 72501 and 78221

1. A. Norris, L. P. Keller, and D. S. McKay ..................................................................................... 44

Isotopic Ages and Characteristics ofAncient (Pre-Serenitatis) Lunar Crustal

Rocks at Apollo 17

W. R. Premo and M. Tatsumoto ...................................................................................................... 45

The Apollo 17 Samples: The Massifs and Landslide
G. Ryder .......................................................................................................................................... 48

Impact Melt Breccias at the Apollo 17 Landing Site
G. Ryder .......................................................................................................................................... 49

Apollo 17: One Giant Step Toward Understanding the Tectonic
Evolution ofthe Moon
V. L. Sharpton ................................................................................................................................. 50

Melting ofCogenetic Depleted and Enriched Reservoirs and the Production of
High-Ti Mare Basalts
G. A. Snyder, L. A. Taylor, and A. N. Halliday ................................................................................ 53
Basaltic Impact Melts in the Apollo Collections: How Many Impacts and Which
Events are Recorded?
P. D. Spudis .................................................................................................................................... 55

Future Scientific Exploration ofTaurus-Littrow
G. J. Taylor ..................................................................................................................................... 57

The Sudbury-Serenitatis Analogy and "So-Called" Pristine Nonmare Rocks
P. H. Warren .................................................................................................................................... 59

Troctolitic Anorthosite from 77115: A Magnesian Member of the Alkalic Suite
P. H. Warren and G. W. Kallemeyn .................................................................................................. 61

Last Chance at Taurus-Littrow
D. E. Wilhelms ................................................................................................................................. 61