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Early formation of the Moon 4.51 billion years ago

Establishing the age of the Moon is critical to understanding solar system evolution and the formation of rocky planets, including Earth. However, despite its importance, the age of the Moon has never been accurately determined. We present uranium-lead dating of Apollo 14 zircon fragments that yield...

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Autores principales: Barboni, Melanie, Boehnke, Patrick, Keller, Brenhin, Kohl, Issaku E., Schoene, Blair, Young, Edward D., McKeegan, Kevin D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5226643/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28097222
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1602365