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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rebecca A. Fischer, Nicholas G. Zube, Francis Nimmo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20266-1