Moon’s explosive birth drove iron deep into Earth’s core
Newscientist - Mon 4 Dec 17Our moon was made by the Big Splash, an impact that we thought left iron deposits near Earth’s crust. It turns out that the metal sank into our planet’s core
Smackdown! Mini-moons punched straight through the planet’s core
Cosmos Magazine - Mon 4 Dec 17Modelling finds the contribution of “planetesimals” to Earth’s mass was much larger than thought. Andrew Masterson reports.
Collisions after moon formation remodeled early Earth
Phys.org - Mon 4 Dec 17Southwest Research Institute scientists recently modeled the protracted period of bombardment following the Moon's formation, when leftover planetesimals pounded the Earth. Based on these simulations, ...
Early Earth took a heavy beating after the Moon was formed
FOXNews - Fri 8 Dec 17Earth may have been bruised by the impact of more than one moon-size object early in its life.
Early Earth Took a Heavy Beating After the Moon Was Formed
SPACE.com - Wed 6 Dec 17Collisions scarred early Earth as much as five times more often than previously thought.
Earth bombarded by small planets after moon was formed
Daily Mail - Mon 4 Dec 17Researchers from the Southwest Research Institute in Colorado found these objects brought gold, silver and platinum to our young planet and substantially contributed to its overall mass. ...