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This paper considers three hypotheses for the origin of the shapes of the regular elongated prolate and dumbbell-shaped lunar glass globules. These are the break-up of a jet, the vibration-freezing hypothesis and the rotational hypothesis. It is concluded that there are many results favouring the latter hypothesis so that its validity now appears conclusive. Applications of the hypothesis as a tool in lunar science are briefly discussed.
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Bastin, J.A. The origin of the shapes of lunar globules. The Moon and the Planets 21, 283–288 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00897356
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