Data repository for "Evidence for water depletion in the Moon from high sulfur contents in lunar apatite"

This data repository contains tables, supplementary tables, data tables and additional data for the manuscript titled “Evidence for water depletion in the Moon from high sulfur contents in lunar apatite”. To investigate the origin of high sulfur contents in lunar apatite, an experimental simulation of the fractional crystallization of apatite during the late-stage evolution of a low-Ti lunar basalt has been performed. Both the experimental results and fractional crystallization modeling suggest that high S in lunar apatite can be produced by the fractional crystallization process and a depletion of H2O in magma is a prerequisite. The corollary is that high S in lunar apatite supports the H2O depleted nature of lunar magma.

本数据集仓库包含题为《月球磷灰石高硫含量佐证月球水缺失》的学术手稿配套表格、补充数据表、各类数据表格及附加数据集。为探究月球磷灰石高硫含量的成因，本研究针对低钛月球玄武岩晚期演化过程中磷灰石的分离结晶过程开展了实验模拟。实验结果与分离结晶模拟均表明，月球磷灰石中的高硫可通过分离结晶过程形成，且岩浆中H₂O的匮乏是该过程发生的必要前提。由此可推导出，月球磷灰石的高硫特征可佐证月球岩浆的水缺失属性。