Lin, LiSun, YingBird, BroxtonJohnson, DanielLicht, KathyGilhooly, William P.2016-01-082016-09-012015-06-09https://hdl.handle.net/1805/8020http://dx.doi.org/10.7912/C2/541Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)This dissertation has three main focuses: (1) identify the distribution of a new rock type (Mg-spinel lithology) on the Moon and explore the likely petrogenesis of Mg-spinel; (2) investigate the presence of olivine in the crater central peaks and analyze the sources of olivine; (3) determine the compositional variations of lunar crust with depth, and establish a new model to describe the structure of the lunar crust.en-USEvolutionLunar crustMinerologyMoon mineralogy mapperLunar geologyMoon -- SurfaceOlivineLunar petrology