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A summary of total sulfur abundances representative of the Apollo Missions is presented. Lunar crystalline rocks range from 0 to 3100μg S g−1. Lunar soils range from 310 to 1300μg S g−1. Rock mixing models evaluate the distribution of sulfur and define indigenous rock components and extralunar contributions of sulfur in lunar soils. Extralunar sulfur shows a positive correlation with a CC-1 like meteoritic component and solar wind derived total carbon content in the Apollo 16 and 17 lunar soils.
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Moore, C.B., Cripe, J.D. The distribution of sulfur in lunar rocks and its relationship to carbon content. The Moon 16, 295–310 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02634577
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