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Science 25 September 1970:
Vol. 169. no. 3952, pp. 1309 - 1310
DOI: 10.1126/science.169.3952.1309
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Water on the Moon?

Edward Anders 1

1 Enrico Fermi Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637

If the planets formed at falling temperatures with volatile substances accreting last, the low abundance of lead, bismuth, indium, and thallium in lunar rocks implies an initial water content of no more than 370 grams per square centimeter, and probably much less. The depletion of volatile substances might be expected a priori if the moon accreted as an original satellite of the earth.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Mars and Earth: Origin and Abundance of Volatiles.
E. Anders, E. Anders, and T. Owen (1977)
Science 198, 453-465
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Organic Compounds in Meteorites: They may have formed in the solar nebula, by catalytic reactions of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and ammonia.
E. Anders, E. Anders, R. Hayatsu, and M. H. Studier (1973)
Science 182, 781-790
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Volatile Elements in Apollo 16 Samples: Possible Evidence for Outgassing of the Moon.
U. Krahenbuhl, U. Krahenbuhl, R. Ganapathy, J. W. Morgan, and E. Anders (1973)
Science 180, 858-861
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Volatile-Rich Lunar Soil: Evidence of Possible Cometary Impact.
E. K. Gibson Jr. and G. W. Moore (1973)
Science 179, 69-71
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Apollo 12 Lunar Samples: Trace Element Analysis of a Core and the Uniformity of the Regolith.
R. Ganapathy, R. Ganapathy, R. R. Keays, and E. Anders (1970)
Science 170, 533-535
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Where Was the Moon Formed?.
S. F. Singer, S. F. Singer, and L. W. Bandermann (1970)
Science 170, 438-439
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