Sentences with phrase «lunar rocks show»
Yet studies of lunar rocks show that Earth and its moon are compositionally identical.
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That dramatic idea encountered skepticism until an analysis of the lunar rocks showed that they have the same mix of oxygen isotopes as rocks found on Earth, strongly suggesting a shared origin.
Not exact matches
Their analysis showed a 3 - to 4 - ppm (parts per million) difference between the oxygen isotopic concentrations of the lunar rocks and the terrestrial basalts, but no significant difference between the lunar samples and terrestrial olivine, a common mineral in Earth's subsurface.
Study of lunar rocks has shown that the moon and Earth are «almost identical» in their composition.