^1,2Xiaojia Zeng, ³Chenkun Sun, ²Mingchao Xiong, ^1,2Xiongyao Li
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 131, e2026JE009807 Link to Article [DOI: 10.1029/2026JE009807]
¹State Key Laboratory of Critical Mineral Research and Exploration, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, China
²Center for Lunar and Planetary Sciences, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, China
³State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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