Lunar Mare Basaltic Volcanism: Volcanic Features and Emplacement Processes

Research Article| December 01, 2023 Lunar Mare Basaltic Volcanism: Volcanic Features and Emplacement Processes James W. Head; James W. Head Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Lionel Wilson; Lionel Wilson Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Harald Hiesinger; Harald Hiesinger Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Carolyn van der Bogert; Carolyn van der Bogert Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Yuan Chen; Yuan Chen Key Laboratory for Lunar and Deep Space Exploration, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar James L. Dickson; James L. Dickson Division of Geological and Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd, MC 150–21. Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Lisa R. Gaddis; Lisa R. Gaddis Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77058, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Junichi Haruyama; Junichi Haruyama Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, JAXA, Japan (3–1-1 Yoshinodai, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252–5210, Japan) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Erica R. Jawin; Erica R. Jawin Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History, Department of Mineral Sciences, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013–7012, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Lauren M. Jozwiak; Lauren M. Jozwiak Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Chunlai Li; Chunlai Li Key Laboratory for Lunar and Deep Space Exploration, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jianzhong Liu; Jianzhong Liu Center for Lunar and Planetary Sciences, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Tomokatsu Morota; Tomokatsu Morota Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo, Japan Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Debra H. Needham; Debra H. Needham National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 20546, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Lillian R. Ostrach; Lillian R. Ostrach US Geological Survey Astrogeology Science Center, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Carle M. Pieters; Carle M. Pieters Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Tabb C. Prissel; Tabb C. Prissel Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058 USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Yuqi Qian; Yuqi Qian Planetary Science Institute, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Le Qiao; Le Qiao Institute of Space Science, Shandong University, Weihai, 264209, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Malcolm R. Rutherford; Malcolm R. Rutherford Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar David R. Scott; David R. Scott Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jennifer L. Whitten; Jennifer L. Whitten Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118 USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Long Xiao; Long Xiao Planetary Science Institute, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Feng Zhang; Feng Zhang National Space Science Center, No. 1 Nanertiao, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ouyang Ziyuan Ouyang Ziyuan Key Laboratory for Lunar and Deep Space Exploration, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information James W. Head Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA Lionel Wilson Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, UK Harald Hiesinger Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany Carolyn van der Bogert Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany Yuan Chen Key Laboratory for Lunar and Deep Space Exploration, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China James L. Dickson Division of Geological and Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd, MC 150–21. Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA Lisa R. Gaddis Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77058, USA Junichi Haruyama Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, JAXA, Japan (3–1-1 Yoshinodai, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252–5210, Japan) Erica R. Jawin Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History, Department of Mineral Sciences, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013–7012, USA Lauren M. Jozwiak Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723, USA Chunlai Li Key Laboratory for Lunar and Deep Space Exploration, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China Jianzhong Liu Center for Lunar and Planetary Sciences, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China Tomokatsu Morota Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo, Japan Debra H. Needham National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 20546, USA Lillian R. Ostrach US Geological Survey Astrogeology Science Center, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ USA Carle M. Pieters Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA Tabb C. Prissel Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058 USA Yuqi Qian Planetary Science Institute, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China Le Qiao Institute of Space Science, Shandong University, Weihai, 264209, China Malcolm R. Rutherford Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA David R. Scott Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA Jennifer L. Whitten Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118 USA Long Xiao Planetary Science Institute, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China Feng Zhang National Space Science Center, No. 1 Nanertiao, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing, China Ouyang Ziyuan Key Laboratory for Lunar and Deep Space Exploration, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 04 Dec 2023 Copyright © 2023 by the Mineralogical Society of AmericaMineralogical Society of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2023) 89 (1): 453–507. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2023.89.11 Article history First Online: 04 Dec 2023 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation James W. Head, Lionel Wilson, Harald Hiesinger, Carolyn van der Bogert, Yuan Chen, James L. Dickson, Lisa R. Gaddis, Junichi Haruyama, Erica R. Jawin, Lauren M. Jozwiak, Chunlai Li, Jianzhong Liu, Tomokatsu Morota, Debra H. Needham, Lillian R. Ostrach, Carle M. Pieters, Tabb C. Prissel, Yuqi Qian, Le Qiao, Malcolm R. Rutherford, David R. Scott, Jennifer L. Whitten, Long Xiao, Feng Zhang, Ouyang Ziyuan; Lunar Mare Basaltic Volcanism: Volcanic Features and Emplacement Processes. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2023;; 89 (1): 453–507. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2023.89.11 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search Volcanism is a fundamental process in the geological evolution of the Moon, providing clues to the composition and structure of the mantle, the location and duration of interior melting, the nature of convection and lunar thermal evolution. Progress in understanding volcanism has been remarkable in the short 60-year span of the Space Age. Before Sputnik 1 in 1957, the lunar farside was unknown, the origin of the dark lunar maria was debated (sedimentary or volcanic), and significant controversy surrounded the question of how the multitude of craters on the surface formed. 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