Siderophile elements in planetary mantles and the origin of the moon

Journal Article · Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 EST 1987 · J. Geophys. Res.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/JB092iB04p0E377· OSTI ID:6495723

Drake, M J

The origin of the moon is examined in the context of theories of planetary accretion and of siderophile element abundances inferred for the upper mantles of the earth, moon, and shergottite parent body (SPB = Mars.). The lunar origin hypotheses examined are collisional ejection in a giant imact, and coaccretion from a circumterrestrial disk of metal-depleted material.

• Research Organization: Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson
• OSTI ID: 6495723
• Journal Information: J. Geophys. Res.; (United States), Vol. 92:B4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
EARTH MANTLE
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
LUNAR MATERIALS
MOON
ORIGIN
CRYSTALLIZATION
ELEMENTS
GEOCHEMISTRY
METALS
MINERALOGY
PLANETARY EVOLUTION
SIDERITE
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBONATE MINERALS
CARBONATES
CHEMISTRY
IRON CARBONATES
IRON COMPOUNDS
IRON ORES
MATERIALS
MINERALS
ORES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
SATELLITES
SOLAR SYSTEM EVOLUTION
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
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