The origin of the Moon’s Earth-like tungsten isotopic composition from dynamical and geochemical modeling

Rebecca A. Fischer; Nicholas G. Zube; Francis Nimmo

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20266-1

Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

The origin of the Moon’s Earth-like tungsten isotopic composition from dynamical and geochemical modeling

Rebecca A. Fischer,
Nicholas G. Zube,
Francis Nimmo

Affiliations

Rebecca A. Fischer: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University
Nicholas G. Zube: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz
Francis Nimmo: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20266-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Tungsten isotopes between the Earth and Moon are compared in this new study. The authors find that traditional models of Moon formation are very unlikely to reproduce the Moon's Earth-like isotopic composition.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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