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Water on the moon?

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    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |September 25, 1970
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    Area of Science:

    • Planetary Science
    • Geochemistry

    Background:

    • Lunar rocks exhibit low abundances of volatile elements like lead, bismuth, indium, and thallium.
    • Understanding the Moon's formation and initial composition is crucial for planetary evolution models.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To constrain the initial water content of the Moon based on the observed depletion of volatile elements.
    • To investigate the implications of planetary formation temperatures and accretion processes on lunar composition.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of volatile element abundances (lead, bismuth, indium, thallium) in lunar rock samples.
    • Modeling of planetary accretion processes under cooling temperature conditions.

    Main Results:

    • The low abundance of specific volatile elements suggests a maximum initial water content of 370 g/cm².
    • A significantly lower initial water content is probable, consistent with volatile depletion.

    Conclusions:

    • The Moon's formation likely involved accretion at falling temperatures, with volatiles accreting last.
    • The observed volatile depletion supports the hypothesis that the Moon accreted as an early satellite of Earth.