scinerds: expose-the-light: Moon Rock Analysis Casts Doubt on Lunar Origins The moon, that giant lump of rock that has fascinated poets and scientists alike, may be about to get even more interesting. A new analysis of isotopes found in lunar minerals challenges the prevailing view of how Earth’s nearest neighbor formed. This story provided by ScienceNOW, the daily online news service of the journal Science. Image: New research sheds light on how the moon formed. (Cosmic Collisions Space Show/Rose Center for Earth and Space/AMNH) Read more here

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Moon Rock Analysis Casts Doubt on Lunar Origins

The moon, that giant lump of rock that has fascinated poets and scientists alike, may be about to get even more interesting. A new analysis of isotopes found in lunar minerals challenges the prevailing view of how Earth’s nearest neighbor formed.

This story provided by ScienceNOW, the daily online news service of the journal Science.

Image: New research sheds light on how the moon formed. (Cosmic Collisions Space Show/Rose Center for Earth and Space/AMNH)

Read more here

  1. Date Posted Icon 30th March 2012
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