Title: Geochemical Constraints on the Origin of the Moon
Abstract: Geochemical Constraints on the Origin of the Moon Stuart Ross Taylor, Stuart Ross Taylor Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TexasSearch for more papers by this authorTezer M. Esat, Tezer M. Esat Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, CanberraSearch for more papers by this author Stuart Ross Taylor, Stuart Ross Taylor Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TexasSearch for more papers by this authorTezer M. Esat, Tezer M. Esat Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, CanberraSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):A. Basu, A. BasuSearch for more papers by this authorS. Hart, S. HartSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 January 1996 https://doi.org/10.1029/GM095p0033Citations: 7Book Series:Geophysical Monograph Series AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Summary This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction The Composition of the Moon Fractionation Effects of the Giant Collision? The Tektite Analogue The Solar Nebula and Possible Compositions for the Impactor Summary References M. Attrep, C. J. Orth, L. R. Quintana, C. S. Shoemaker, E. M. Shoemaker, S. R. Taylor, Chemical fractionation of siderophile elements in impactites from Australian meteorite craters, Lunar Planet. Sci., XXII, 39– 40, 1991. Google Scholar M. J. S. Belton, Lunar impact basins and crustal heterogeneity: New western limb and far side data from Galileo, Science, 255, 570– 576, 1992. 10.1126/science.255.5044.570 CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar W. 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