A chip off the old block

ELLIOTT, TIM

Tim Elliottis in the School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1RJ, UK.

Nature 504(7478):p 90, December 5, 2013. | DOI: 10.1038/504090a

Our knowledge of how Earth's natural satellite formed is increasingly being challenged by observations and computer simulations. Two scientists outline our current understanding from the point of view of the satellite's geochemistry and its early dynamical history.