Lunar Samples Returned by Apollo 17 Contain Anomalous Sulfur, New Analysis Shows

Oct 7, 2025 - 14:15
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Lunar Samples Returned by Apollo 17 Contain Anomalous Sulfur, New Analysis Shows
Commander Eugene Cernan retrieves a drive tube from the Lunar Roving Vehicle during an Apollo 17 EVA. Image credit: NASA.

The leading hypotheses for the origin of the Moon call for a giant impact event between proto-Earth and a separate impactor called Theia. The efficiency of mixing material among these two planetary bodies remains a subject of debate. Inefficient mixing during this process could leave behind remnants of the composition of the proto-Earth and/or Theia. […]

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