Giant impact and fission hypotheses for the origin of the moon: A critical review of some geochemical evidence

International Geology Review

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 851-864

  Ruzicka, Alex ^a   Snyder, Gregory A ^a   Taylor, Lawrence A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; IMPACT; MOON;

EID: 0032458404     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206819809465242     Document Type: Article

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