Both lunar and terrestrial rocks are made up of minerals. Lunar minerals’ atomic structures and compositions provided the keys to understanding the lunar rock-forming chemical and physical environments. Analyses of lunar minerals have enabled scientists to determine some key parameters, like temperature, pressure, cooling rate, and partial pressures of gases existed during the formation of rocks.
Generally, lunar minerals can be classified into six main groups (Fig. 1).
Main lunar minerals
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Huang, Z. (2017). Lunar Mineral Distribution. In: Cudnik, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Lunar Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05546-6_55-1
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