Defining the age of the Moon has proven to be an elusive task because it requires reliably
dating lunar samples using radiometric isotopic systems that record fractionation of parent …

Earth's origins are challenging to elucidate, given the lack of surviving terrestrial geology
from the first 500 Myr of the Solar System. In this Review, we discuss breakthroughs in …

The 182Hf–182W systematics of meteoritic and planetary samples provide firm constraints
on the chronology of the accretion and earliest evolution of asteroids and terrestrial planets …

Presenting a coherent synthesis of lithosphere studies, this book covers a range of
geophysical methods (seismic reflection, refraction, and receiver function methods; elastic …

This book is a welcome introduction and reference for users and innovators in
geochronology. It provides modern perspectives on the current state-of-the art in most of the …

Chondritic meteorites are unmelted and variably metamorphosed aggregates of the earliest
solids of the solar system. The variety of metamorphic textures in chondrites motivated the …

Meteorites, which are remnants of solar system formation, provide a direct glimpse into the
dynamics and evolution of a young stellar object (YSO), namely our Sun. Much of our …

Mineralogical observations, chemical and oxygen–isotope compositions, absolute 207Pb–
206Pb ages and short-lived isotope systematics (7Be–7Li, 10Be–10B, 26Al–26Mg, 36Cl …

Angrites are silica-undersaturated achondrites formed very early in the history of the Solar
System, and the most volatile-depleted known meteorites. As such, the study of angrites can …

The large-scale compositional structures of planets are primarily established during early
global differentiation. Advances in analytical geochemistry, the increasing diversity of …