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New Lunar Regolith Analysis Challenges Meteorite-Water Theory


Planetary scientists analyzing oxygen isotopes in lunar soil from the Apollo mission sites conclude that meteorite bombardment over 4 billion years could only have delivered a tiny fraction of Earth’s water, forcing researchers to rethink a long-held theory.

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