The terrestrial record of Late Heavy Bombardment
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The lunar record implies a decay of terrestrial impact bombardment extending into the Archean.
“The lunar record implies a decay of terrestrial impact bombardment extending into the Archean (20, 21).”
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- Authors
- Lowe, D. R., & Byerly, G. R.
- Affiliations
- Stanford University (US)
- Louisiana State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lowe, Donald R.
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- New Astronomy Reviews
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- Elsevier BV
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- 2018-04
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- 81
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- Stanford University
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- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Astro and Planetary Science
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Keywords
- Late Heavy Bombardment, impactor size, Archean, early solar system, origin of life, impact rate
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