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Physical Sciences: Formation of Glass Spheres on the Moon

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I WISH to draw attention to a remarkable morphological similarity between lunar glass spheres and the glass shot which is formed during the manufacture of mineral wool.

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CROSS, C. Physical Sciences: Formation of Glass Spheres on the Moon. Nature 233, 185–186 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/233185a0

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