Genesis Findings Solve Apollo Lunar Soil Mystery

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Don Burnett Genesis principal investigator examines samples upon their return in Utah.
Don Burnett, Genesis principal investigator, examines samples upon their return in Utah.

Ever since astronauts returned from another world, scientists have been mystified by some of the moon rocks they brought back. Now one of the mysteries has been solved. "We learned a great deal about the sun by going to the moon," said Don Burnett, Genesis principal investigator at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. "Now, with our Genesis data, we are turning the tables, using the solar wind to better understand lunar processes."


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