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Interferometric Studies on Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 Lunar Glass Objects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2017

S. Tolansky
S. Tolansky*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Royal Holloway College, Egham, Surrey, England

Abstract

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A review of results obtained by an examination with optical interferometry of a variety of glassy objects found in lunar fines from Apollo 11 and 12. Glassy spheres, cylinders, chips and fragments have been examined. It is established that many spherules show

(a) evidence of shock;

(b) evidence of impact with a small particle;

(c) very high specularity.

Some small pieces of lunar glass reveal the characteristic step pattern shown by glass shattered in the laboratory.

Type
Part II: Scientific Papers
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 47: The Moon , 1972 , pp. 249 - 263
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1972