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Evolution of the Moon: Recent Modification of Previous Ideas

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New data on the Moon obtained from its study by space probes and analyses of returned lunar samples give new ‘boundary conditions’ for a study of its origin and evolution.

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    Stanley Keith Runcorn

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    Harold C. Urey

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Levin, B.J. (1972). Evolution of the Moon: Recent Modification of Previous Ideas. In: Runcorn, S.K., Urey, H.C. (eds) The Moon. International Astronomical Union/Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 47. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2861-5_40

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