Do Hadean Zircons Retain a Record of the Late Heavy Bomdardment on Earth?
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D. Trail, S. J. Mojzsis, T. M. Harrison, and H. F. Levison Department of Geological Sciences and Center of Astrobiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0399 USA. Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200 Australia. Department of Space Studies, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado 80302 USA. ([email protected], [email protected]).
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