Sentences with phrase «lunar volcanic glass»

Recent studies have revealed volatile material embedded in lunar volcanic glass collected by Apollo astronauts.

That view began to change in 2008, when researchers found water inside tiny spheres of lunar volcanic glass.

Although other volatiles were previously detected in the lunar volcanic glasses and melt inclusions, the measurement of carbon remained elusive due to the high detection limits of the available analytical techniques.

Not exact matches

The bounty of lunar samples brought to Earth by Apollo astronauts included volcanic glass hauled in during the Apollo 15 and 17 missions.

That CO gas was responsible for the fire fountains that sprayed volcanic glass over parts of the lunar surface.

Tiny beads of volcanic glass found on the lunar surface during the Apollo missions are a sign that fire fountain eruptions took place on the Moon's surface.

The glass hinted that the large volcanic eruptions that formed the lunar basins 3.8 to 3.1 billion years ago also emitted large amounts of gas.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University]-- Tiny beads of volcanic glass found on the lunar surface during the Apollo missions are a sign that fire fountain eruptions took place on the Moon's surface.