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 Lehnert, K. A., Markey, K., Ji, P., Cai, Y., Hodges, K., Mercer, C., Walker, J. D., Ash, J., Evans, C. and Zeigler, R.  [MoonDB: 50 Years of Lunar Sample Data Ready for the Data Revolution](http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2019/pdf/2996.pdf) Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2019, pp. 2996