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WE present here an alternative explanation of the fossil tracks in lunar minerals that have been attributed1,2 to extinct radioactivity of superheavy elements.
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FLEISCHER, R., HART, H. Tracks from Extinct Radioactivity, Ancient Cosmic Rays, and Calibration Ions. Nature 242, 104–105 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/242104a0
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