Zinc isotopic evidence for the origin of the Moon

Randal C. Paniello, James M. D. Day and Frédéric Moynier ()
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Randal C. Paniello: Washington University
James M. D. Day: Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Frédéric Moynier: Washington University

Nature, 2012, vol. 490, issue 7420, 376-379

Abstract: Lunar magmatic rocks are shown to be enriched in the heavy isotopes of zinc and to have lower zinc concentrations than terrestrial or Martian igneous rocks; these variations represent the large-scale evaporation of zinc, most probably in the aftermath of the Moon-forming giant impact event.

Date: 2012
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