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O'KEEFE argues that tektites were thrown off the Moon by meteorite collisions and that they spiralled into the Earth during 107 years due to passage through the rare interplanetary gas and that they fall in an equatorial belt on the Earth at all points and continuously in time. Gold discusses the possible melting of the lunar materials due to meteorite collisions, but implies an acceptance of O'Keefe's arguments in regard to fall on the Earth.
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UREY, H. Origin of Tektites. Nature 181, 1458 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811458a0
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