Lead isotope evidence for a young formation age of the Earth–Moon system

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 452, Issue , 2016, Pages 36-43

  Connelly, J N ^a   Bizzarro, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Earth's volatiles; Earth Moon system; giant impact; Moon formation; Pb isotopes; Pb paradox

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); ISOTOPES; LEAD; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICATES; SOLAR SYSTEM; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BULK COMPOSITIONS; BULK SILICATE EARTH; CURRENT ESTIMATES; EARLY SOLAR SYSTEMS; EFFICIENT PROCESS; GIANT IMPACT; PB ISOTOPES; VOLATILE ELEMENTS;

MOON;

IMPACT STRUCTURE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LEAD ISOTOPE; METEORITE; MOON; SOLAR SYSTEM; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

EID: 84982717610     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2016.07.010     Document Type: Article

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