Post-Formation Sodium Loss on the Moon: A Bulk Estimate

Abstract: The Moon and Earth are generally similar in terms of composition, but there exist variations in the abundance of certain elements among the two bodies. These differences are a likely consequence of differing physical evolution of the two bodies over the solar system’s history. While previous works have assumed this may be due to conditions during the Moon—TM”s formation, we explore the likelihood that the observed depletion in Sodium in lunar samples may be partially due to post-formation m…