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Nature 450, 356-357 (15 November 2007) | doi:10.1038/450356a; Published online 14 November 2007
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Postdoctoral Fellow - Computational Genomics - Team 78 – Ref: 80464
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
- Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1, UK
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- University of Oxford
- Oxford United Kingdom
Planetary science: Isotopic lunacy
Alex N. Halliday1
Abstract
The Moon could have been derived from a well-mixed disk of rock vapour that was produced after the early Earth collided with another planet. This persuasive idea offers a fresh perspective on the history of both bodies.
"It is the very error of the moon; She comes more nearer earth than she was wont; And makes men mad." Thus spoke Othello, who was talking of a murderous madness.
- Alex N. Halliday is in the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division, University of Oxford, 9 Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PD, UK.
Email: alex.halliday@mpls.ox.ac.uk
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