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Cosmochemists find evidence for unstable heavy element at solar system formation: «Curious Marie» sample leads to critical detection of curium in meteorite.»
Not exact matches
«This is a curious
finding that is understandably going to fascinate a lot of people,» says David Kring, a
cosmochemist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, Texas.
As part of that effort, a team including UChicago
cosmochemist Nicolas Dauphas performed the largest study to date of oxygen isotopes in lunar rocks, and
found a small but measurable difference in the makeup of the moon and Earth.
«In order to
find Earth - like planets, we have to look for certain signatures,» said Zega, a
cosmochemist at the UA's Lunar and Planetary Lab.
A new study led by Western University's all - star
cosmochemist Audrey Bouvier proves that the Earth and other planetary objects formed in the early years of the Solar System share similar chemical origins — a
finding at odds with accepted wisdom held by scientists for decades.