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Long-term reduced lunar mantle revealed by Chang’e-5 basalt

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  • Huijuan Zhang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    East China University of Technology)

  • Wei Yang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Di Zhang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Hengci Tian

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Renhao Ruan

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Sen Hu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yi Chen

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Hejiu Hui

    (Nanjing University)

  • Yanhao Lin

    (Center for High Pressure Science &Technology Advanced Research)

  • Ross N. Mitchell

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Di Zhang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Shitou Wu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Lihui Jia

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Lixin Gu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yangting Lin

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • XianHua Li

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Fuyuan Wu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

The redox state of a planetary mantle affects its thermal evolution. The redox evolution of lunar mantle, however, remains unclear due to limited oxygen fugacity (fO2) constraints from young lunar samples. Here, we report vanadium (V) oxybarometers on olivine and spinel conducted on 27 Chang’e-5 basalt fragments from 2.0 billion years ago. These fragments yield an average fO2 of ΔIW -0.84 ± 0.65 (2σ), which closely aligns with the Apollo samples from 3.6–3.0 billion years ago. This temporal uniformity indicates the lunar mantle remained reduced. This observation reveals that the processes responsible for oxidizing mantles of Earth and Mars either did not occur or had negligible oxidizing effects on the Moon. The long-term reduced mantle may lead to a distinctive volatile degassing pathway for the Moon. It could also make the lunar mantle more difficult to melt, preventing internal heat dissipation and consequently resulting in a slow cooling rate.

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  • Huijuan Zhang & Wei Yang & Di Zhang & Hengci Tian & Renhao Ruan & Sen Hu & Yi Chen & Hejiu Hui & Yanhao Lin & Ross N. Mitchell & Di Zhang & Shitou Wu & Lihui Jia & Lixin Gu & Yangting Lin & XianHua Li, 2024. "Long-term reduced lunar mantle revealed by Chang’e-5 basalt," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-52710-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52710-x
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