Tiny differences in the segregation of the isotopes of potassium between the Moon and Earth were hidden below the detection limits of
analytical techniques until recently.
Not exact matches
Until now, there has been no
analytical technique available that can directly determine the maximum charging rate, which is a function of the state of charge, temperature, electrode geometry, and other factors, before lithium metal plating starts.
Today, computers are faster, and terrestrial seismologists have developed far more powerful
analytical techniques, so lunar researchers have taken another crack at the Apollo seismic data, which were recorded by the five sensors and radioed back
until the mid-1970s.