While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: • Most, but not all, of the Moon’s oxygen comes from the Sun, via solar wind. • Cosmochemist Kentaro Terada from Osaka University wondered if some of the unaccounted-for oxygen could be coming from Earth. • In 2008, he analyzed data from the Japanese satellite Kaguya. • Kaguya gathered data about gases and particles it encountered while orbiting the Moon. • Based on the Kaguya data, Terada confirmed his suspicion that Earth is sending oxygen to the Moon. The student wants to emphasize the aim of the research study. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
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