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  Tungsten isotopes and the origin of the Moon

Kruijer, T. S., & Kleine, T. (2017). Tungsten isotopes and the origin of the Moon. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 475, 15-24. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2017.07.021.

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Kruijer, Thomas S., Autor
Kleine, Thorsten1, Autor           
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1Institute for Planetology, University of Münster, ou_persistent22              

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Schlagwörter: Hf-W; Moon; giant impact; magma ocean differentiation; late accretion; Earth Science
 Zusammenfassung: The giant impact model of lunar origin predicts that the Moon mainly consists of impactor material. As a result, the Moon is expected to be isotopically distinct from the Earth, but it is not. To account for this unexpected isotopic similarity of the Earth and Moon, several solutions have been proposed, including (i) post-giant impact Earth-Moon equilibration, (ii) alternative models that make the Moon predominantly out of proto-Earth mantle, and (iii) formation of the Earth and Moon from an isotopically homogeneous disk reservoir. Here we use W isotope systematics of lunar samples to distinguish between these scenarios. We report high-precision 182W data for several low-Ti and high-Ti mare basalts, as well as for Mg-suite sample 77215, and lunar meteorite Kalahari 009, which complement data previously obtained for KREEP-rich samples. In addition, we utilize high-precision Hf isotope and Ta/W ratio measurements to empirically quantify the superimposed effects of secondary neutron capture on measured 182W compositions. Our results demonstrate that there are no resolvable radiogenic 182W variations within the Moon, implying that the Moon differentiated later than 70 Ma after Solar System formation. In addition, we find that samples derived from different lunar sources have indistinguishable 182W excesses, confirming that the Moon is characterized by a small, uniform ∼+26 parts-per-million excess in 182W over the present-day bulk silicate Earth. This 182W excess is most likely caused by disproportional late accretion to the Earth and Moon, and after considering this effect, the pre-late veneer bulk silicate Earth and the Moon have indistinguishable 182W compositions. Mixing calculations demonstrate that this Earth-Moon 182W similarity is an unlikely outcome of the giant impact, which regardless of the amount of impactor material incorporated into the Moon should have generated a significant 182W excess in the Moon. Consequently, our results imply that post-giant impact processes might have modified 182W, leading to the similar 182W compositions of the pre-late veneer Earth's mantle and the Moon.

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 Datum: 2017
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 Identifikatoren: DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2017.07.021
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Titel: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
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Seiten: - Band / Heft: 475 Artikelnummer: - Start- / Endseite: 15 - 24 Identifikator: -