Geophysical Research Letters VOL.53 ISSUE 10 | 20 May 2026
Discovery of Repeating Shallow Moonquakes in the Apollo Lunar Seismic Data
Keisuke Onodera
Shallow moonquakes have been considered unique due to their large magnitudes and affinities with intraplate earthquakes. However, the small number of detections (<80 events)...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets VOL.131 ISSUE 5 | 5 May 2026
Electrical Conductivity of Almandine‐Rich Garnet at High Pressures and Temperatures: Constrains on the Conductivity Profile of the Moon and Mars
Duojun Wang + kewei shen
Despite the existence of several geophysical models for Mars and the Moon, the composition and structure of their mantles require further constraints; thus, the elastic and...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets VOL.131 ISSUE 5 | 9 May 2026
Characterization of Mass Wasting Events on Lunar Maria Using Mini‐RF Radar Observations
Santa Perez-Cortes + Ali M Bramson + Anne Virkki ...
Evidence of mass wasting has been observed on the Moon since at least the Apollo era. Surface features indicative of mass wasting processes are traditionally characterized...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets VOL.131 ISSUE 5 | 2 May 2026
Mineralogical Characterization of the Lunar South Polar Region: 2. Exploring Mafic‐Bearing Targets With Optimized Traverse Paths at Mons Kocher
Daniel Moriarty + Barbara A Cohen + Noah E Petro
Several national space agencies and commercial entities are currently targeting the Moon's south polar region for human and robotic exploration. Of particular interest are...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets VOL.131 ISSUE 5 | 12 May 2026
Volcanic Activity at Von Kármán Crater: Identifying Three Distinct Basaltic Phases Using Lunar Penetrating Radar
Iraklis Giannakis + Chunyu Ding + Feng Zhou ...
Chang’E‐4 and its rover Yutu‐2 are the first artificial objects that soft‐landed on the far side of the Moon. Yutu‐2 is also the second planetary rover equipped with a set...