The distribution of iron-loving elements between the mantles of the Moon and Earth may differ from established belief, suggest two studies that determine the hafnium–tungsten ratio and sulfide–silicate melt partitioning of elements in the lunar mantle.
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Gleißner, P. The Earth–Moon late-accretion conundrum. Nat. Geosci. 12, 683–684 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-019-0445-0
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