Study: Collision That Formed Moon Partially Vaporized Earth
Credit: Moon: NASA
HOUSTON—New data comparing potassium isotopic concentrations in lunar samples gathered by NASA’s Apollo astronauts with samples from the Earth’s mantle supports a model for the Moon’s formation involving a very high-energy collision between the Earth and another large planetary body 4.5 billion...
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