Earth and Moon Got Water from Common Source
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 11:30
in Astronomy & Space
Measurements of the chemical composition of Moon rocks suggest that Earth was born with its water already present, rather than having the precious liquid delivered several hundred million years later by comets or asteroids. And in finding a common origin for the water on Earth and the Moon, the results highlight a puzzle over the leading theory for the formation of Earth's satellite. [More]