Table 1.
Acronyms used in the text, in approximate order of appearance. These mostly comprise institutions, analytical methods, sample containers, and missions
| ANGSA | Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis |
| LCROSS | Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite |
| GRAIL | Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory |
| LADEE | Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer |
| CSVC | Core Sample Vacuum Container |
| SESC | Special Environmental Sample Container |
| CSSD | Contact Soil Sampling Device |
| ESA | European Space Agency |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| JSC | Johnson Space Center |
| SSERVI | Solar System Exploration Virtual Institute |
| LM | Lunar Module |
| XCT | X-ray Computed Tomography |
| GASC | Gas Analysis Sampling Container |
| LESC | Lunar Environment Sample Container |
| MSSC | Magnetic Shield Sample Container |
| LRO | Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter |
| SMART-1 | Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology |
| LROC | Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera |
| NAC | Narrow Angle Camera |
| LRV | Lunar Roving Vehicle |
| Mini-RF | Miniature Radio Frequency |
| M3 | Moon Mineralogy Mapper |
| AO | Announcement of Opportunity |
| CAAAS | Consortium for the Advanced Analysis of Apollo Samples |
| MVE | Moderately Volatile Elements |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| GCR | Galactic Cosmic Rays |
| SCR | Solar Cosmic Rays |
| UV | Ultraviolet (radiation) |
| SCARAB | Spectroscopy Consortium Addressing Redox Acquired by Beads |
| XAS | X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy |
| ATR | Attenuated Total Reflection |
| STEM | Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| EELS | Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| EDS | Energy-Dispersive Spectroscopy |
| TL | Thermoluminescence |
| XES | X-ray Emission Spectroscopy |
| TEM | Transmission Electron Microscope or Microscopy |
| PSG | Project Science Group |
| PE | Preliminary Examination |
| UTCT | University of Texas High-Resolution X-ray Computed Tomography facility |
| UVVIS | Ultraviolet and Visible light |
| FTIR | Fourier Transform Infrared |
| ALSRC | Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container |
| UHV | Ultra-High Vacuum |
| PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene |
| OVC | Outer Vacuum Container |
| ESTEC | European Space Research and Technology Centre |
| COTS | Commercial-Off-The-Shelf |
| XPS | X-ray Photon Spectrometer or Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| RGA | Residual Gas Analysis or Analyzer |
| GEM | Gas Extraction Manifold |
| GAEA | Gas Extraction and Analysis system |
| SEM | Secondary Electron Microscope or Scanning Electron Microscope |
| MOC | Molecular Organic Contamination |
| IPA | Isopropyl Alcohol |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| EIL | Experimental Impact Laboratory |
| HEPA | High Efficiency Particulate Air filter |
| SIMS | Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry |
| NEXAFS | Near Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure |
| PEEM | Photoemission electron microscopy |
| AES | Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| VTV | Vacuum Transfer Vessel |
| TOF-SIMS | Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry |
| OSIRIS-REx | Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security – Regolith Explorer |
| NEG | Non-Evaporable Getter |
| CF | ConFlat |
| EBSD | Electron Backscatter Diffraction |
| EPMA | Electron Probe Microanalysis |
| BSE | Backscattered electron |
| WUSTL | Washington University in St. Louis |
| WDS | Wavelength Dispersive Spectroscopy |
| CL | Cathodoluminescence |
| PSL | Pristine Sample Laboratory |
| RSL | Returned Sample Laboratory |
| RPL | Returned Processing Laboratory |
| CSI-UNM | Center for Stable Isotopes, University of New Mexico |
| SRS RGA | Stanford Research Systems Residual Gas Analyzer |
| GSFC | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| EDX | Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy |
| IMFP | Inelastic Mean Free Path |
| SSRL | Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource |
| SLAC | Stanford Linear Accelerator |
| FIB | Focused Ion Beam |
| PET | Preliminary Examination Team |
| LPI | Lunar and Planetary Institute |
| NCE | No-Cost Extension |
| LOP | Laboratory Operating Procedure (within NASA curation) |
| LSAPT | Lunar Sample Analysis Planning Team |
| PSL | Pristine Sample Laboratory (Apollo curation lab) |
| RSL | Return Sample Laboratory (Apollo curation lab) |
| RPL | Return Processing Laboratory (Apollo curation lab) |
| CAPTEM | Curation and Analysis Planning Team for Extraterrestrial Materials |
| AARB | Astromaterials Allocation Review Board |
| CAS | Chemical Abstracts Service |
| QEMSCAN | Quantitative Evaluation of Materials by Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| UND | University of Notre Dame |
| UNM | University of New Mexico |
| FMR | Ferromagnetic Resonance |
| VNIR | Visible-Near Infrared |
| XRD | X-ray Diffraction |
| PMT | Photomultiplier Tube |