Highly siderophile elements in Earth’s mantle as a clock for the Moon-forming impact
Highly siderophile elements in Earth’s mantle as a clock for the Moon-forming impact
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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A large number of
N
-body simulations of the giant-impact phase of planet formation, combined with the measured concentrations of highly siderophile elements in Earth’s mantle, reveal that the Moon must have formed at least 40 million years after the condensation of the first solids of the Solar System.
Dating the new Moon
The age of th...
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Highly siderophile elements in Earth’s mantle as a clock for the Moon-forming impact
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TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_00974622v1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_00974622v1
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature13172
