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The Moon: A Taylor perspective |
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| Authors: | S Ross Taylor G Jeffrey Taylor L August Taylor |
| Institution: | aDepartment of Earth and Marine Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia bLunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX 77058, USA cHawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA dNASA Astrobiology Institute, USA ePlanetary Geosciences Institute, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, USA |
| Abstract: | We address several current lunar problems. The data suggest that the Moon likely possesses an Fe-rich metallic core a few percent of lunar volume, although definitive proof is lacking. Refractory elements appear to be enriched relative both to the composition of the primordial solar nebula (CI) and the Earth. Very volatile elements appear to be depleted uniformly at high levels. We adopt the single-impact hypothesis for lunar origin, which formed a high-temperature silicate vapor disk, mostly of metal-poor silicate material from an impactor (Theia) that was already depleted in volatiles. We speculate that the curious lunar bulk-composition resulted from condensation from high-temperature vapor at around a few Earth radii. This could produce an enriched refractory-element composition that cut off below 1000 K, producing a uniform depletion in very volatile elements. |
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