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Isotopic Evidence of the Moon’s Violent Origins
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 22:22
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Artist’s impression of an impact of two planet-sized worlds (NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Scientists have uncovered a history of violence hidden within lunar rocks, further evidence that our large, lovely Moon was born of a cataclysmic collision between worlds billions of years ago.
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Post tags: Apollo, Earth, Giant Impact Theory, impact, isotope, Moon, Moynier, origin, Scripps, Theia, UCSD, Washington University, zinc
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2012-10-17 22:03:13
Source: http://www.universetoday.com/98052/isotopic-evidence-of-the-moons-violent-origins/
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