Referenced Papers (7)
Zinc isotopic evidence for the origin of the Moon
Randal C Paniello, James M D Day, Frédéric Moynier
Nature, 2012
"This is cited as a high-profile study which first showed that the zinc isotopic composition of the Moon is isotopically heavier than Earth, providing evidence for volatile loss."
Potassium isotopic evidence for a high-energy giant impact origin of the Moon
Kun Wang, Stein B Jacobsen
Nature, 2016
"This paper is cited as showing a similar isotopic fractionation for potassium, with the Moon being isotopically heavier than the Earth, supporting the volatile loss hypothesis."
Gallium isotopic evidence for extensive volatile loss from the Moon during its formation
Chizu Kato, Frédéric Moynier
Sci. Adv., 2017
"This study on gallium isotopes is mentioned to show that while the isotopic fractionation trend is less clear than for zinc or potassium, there is still significant variation in compositions."
Vapor drainage in the protolunar disk as the cause for the depletion in volatile elements of the moon
Nicole X Nie, Nicolas Dauphas
Astrophys. J. Lett., 2019
"This paper is cited for proposing a model of vapor drainage from the proto-lunar disk back to Earth to explain the Moon's volatile element depletion."
Conditions and extent of volatile loss from the Moon during formation of the Procellarum basin
Romain Tartèse, Paolo A Sossi, Frédéric Moynier
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., 2021
"This paper's modeling work is cited because it estimates very little (<1%) loss of gallium from lunar magma ocean evaporation, further challenging the degassing hypothesis."
Early crust building enhanced on the Moon’s nearside by mantle melting-point depression
Stephen M Elardo, Matthieu Laneuville, Francis M McCubbin, Charles K Shearer
Nat. Geosci., 2020
"This study is referenced for its model suggesting that the parent magmas of the lunar Mg-Suite are composed of a mixture including a significant proportion of urKREEP."
Geochemical arguments for an Earth-like Moon-forming impactor
Nicolas Dauphas, Christoph Burkhardt, Paul H Warren, Teng Fang-Zhen
Philos. Trans. A Math. Phys. Eng. Sci., 2014
"Cited to support the concept of isotopic similarity across the inner Solar System, which could explain the isotopic match between Earth and Moon even if the Moon formed largely from the impactor, Theia."