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One Step Closer to Earth’s   Genesis

Kevin McKeegan’s announcement at the 2008 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference that the pattern of oxygen isotopes on the Sun differs greatly from that of Earth took many planetary scientists by surprise, but the findings may help them explain how Earth and the other planets grew out of the solar nebula, the giant cloud of gas and dust from which the solar system formed.   
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What Are We Made of?  
In addition to preserving the collectors in clean conditions, the curation staff keeps track of about 4000 samples. Genesis Findings Solve Apollo Lunar Soil Mystery    The international Genesis Science Team collaborates on mission science. An exciting hands-on activity designed to help students correlate elemental abundances with Genesis findings.
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