A possible high-temperature origin of the Moon and its geochemical consequences
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DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116222
Abstract: Abstract The formation of the Moon is thought to be the result of a giant impact between a Mercury-to-proto-Earth-sized body and the proto-Earth. However, the initial thermal state of the Moon following its accretion is… read more here.
Keywords: temperature; moon; high temperature; origin moon ... See more keywords
Terrestrial magma ocean origin of the Moon
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DOI: 10.1038/s41561-019-0354-2
Abstract: A conceptual framework for the origin of the Moon must explain both the chemical and the mechanical characteristics of the Earth–Moon system to be viable. The classic concept of an oblique giant impact explains the… read more here.
Keywords: moon; magma ocean; angular momentum; origin moon ... See more keywords