An asteroidal origin for water in the Moon
Recent samples have shown that the Moon's interior, previously thought to be anhydrous, contains water, yet how this water was delivered is unclear. Here, using isotopic analyses and modelling, Barnes et al. show that carbonaceous chondrite-type objects delivered >80% of the Moon's bulk...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016-05-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11684 |