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THE Moon as a source of tektites is accepted by Varsavsky1 on the basis of calculations which indicated to him the probability that ejecta from meteorite impacts on the Moon could reach the Earth. All other evidence to the contrary was either ignored or misinterpreted. In Nature recently, O'Keefe2 and Gold joined Varsavsky in support of such an origin.
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Varsavsky, C. M., Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory, Tech Rep. No. 4 (1957).
O'Keefe, J. A., Varsavsky, C. M., and Gold, T., Nature, 181, 172 (1958).
Barnes, V. E., Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta (in the press).
Barnes, V. E., GeoTimes, 1, 6, 16 (1957).
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BARNES, V. Origin of Tektites. Nature 181, 1457 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811457a0
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