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ERIC Number: EJ088331
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1973
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After Apollo: Fission Origin of the Moon
O'Keefe, John A.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 29, 9, 26-29, Nov 73
Presents current ideas about the fission process of the Moon, including loss of mass. Saturnian rings, center of the Moon, binary stars, and uniformitarianism. Indicates that planetary formation may be best explained as a destructive, rather than a constructive process. (CC)
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, Earth Science, Geology, Lunar Research, Moons, Science Education, Science Materials, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Research, Space Sciences
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