Massive planetary collision may have zapped key elements from moon
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 - 13:01
in Astronomy & Space
Fresh examinations of lunar rocks gathered by Apollo astronauts have yielded new insights about the moon's chemical makeup as well as clues about the giant impacts that may have shaped the early beginnings of Earth and the moon. James Day of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and colleagues used advanced instrumentation to reveal new findings about elements known as volatiles, which offer key information about how planets may have formed and evolved.