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Galvanized lunacy

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The finding that magmatic material from the Moon is more enriched in the heavy isotopes of zinc than its terrestrial and Martian analogues prompts fresh thinking about the origin of our natural satellite. See Letter p.376

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Figure 1: Zinc isotope enrichment during Moon formation.

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