Total carbon and nitrogen abundances in lunar samples
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Total carbon and nitrogen abundances were determined by using combustion-gas chromatographic techlniques. Weighited mean analyses for butlk fines were 225 and 140 ppm total carbon and 150 anid 100 ppm total nitrogen. Total carbon in fine breccia was 230 ppm; in coarse breccia, 100 ppmn; in fine-grained rock, 70 ppm; and in mediumn-grained rock, 64 ppm. The finest sieved fraction had the highest carbon content. Total nitrogen in fine breccia was 125 ppm; in coarse breccia, 100 ppm; in fine-grained rock, 115 ppm; and in medium-grained rock, 30 ppm. The total carbon and nitrogen finies appeat to be mixtuires of indigenous lunar material togetheer with meteoritic and solar wind components.
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The most crucial problem for Lunar-based FFF is that carbon is very scarce on the Moon (around 142-226 ppm by mass, based on Apollo 11 data).
“All in all, the most crucial problem for Lunar-based FFF is that carbon is very scarce on the Moon (around 142-226 ppm by mass, based on Apollo 11 data [231])”
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Azami, M., Kazemi, Z., Moazen, S., Dubé, M., Potvin, M.-J., & Skonieczny, K. (2024) · Progress in Aerospace Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.paerosci.2024.101045 · Cited by 57 · see citing works
- Authors
- Moore, C. B., Lewis, C. F., Gibson, E. K., & Nichiporuk, W.
- Affiliations
- A rizonca State University, Temnpe
- Johnson Space Center (US)
- A rizona State University
- ORCID
- Moore, Carleton B.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 1970-01-30
- Volume
- 167
- Issue
- 3918
- Pages
- 495-497
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2035282539
- Cited by
- 24
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 6.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astro and Planetary Science
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Planetary Science and Exploration
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Keywords
- lunar samples, lunar breccias, lunar fines, meteoritic contamination
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