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Space Weathering–driven Coupled Loss of S and Fe from Troilite on the Moon

  • Authors: Chenkun Sun, Wen Yu, Xiaoping Zhang, Xiaojia Zeng, Yanxue Wu, Mingchao Xiong, Renrui Liu, Jiahui Liu

Chenkun Sun et al 2026 The Astrophysical Journal Letters 1002 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

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Schematic diagram of space weathering of lunar troilite driven by solar wind irradiation. (a) Space-weathering environment of the studied lunar soil grains. (b) Formation mechanism of iron whiskers and porous textures on troilite surfaces. (c) Decomposition of lunar troilite under solar wind irradiation, and the corresponding chemical reaction equations.

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