Article 2AZF4 Wafting magnetism has transferred oxygen from Earth to the Moon for billions of years

Wafting magnetism has transferred oxygen from Earth to the Moon for billions of years

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Cory Doctorow
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In a new paper in Nature Astronomy, a team from Osaka University publishes its analysis of data gathered by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Selenological and Engineering Explorer, revealing that an isotope present in lunar regolith is a match for an isotope found in terrestrial, atmospheric oxygen. (more")

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