A team of geologists at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, the Institute of Space Sciences and the Shandong ...
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Scientists Say the Moon Was Once a Giant Ocean of Molten RockFor decades, scientists have pieced together the moon’s history using samples from its near side, collected during NASA’s Apollo missions. But then in May 2024, China’s Chang’e 6 mission touched down ...
New findings from China's Chang'e 6 lunar farside samples offer insights into the moon's volcanic past and mantle evolution.
The basalt samples, aged 2.823 billion years, align with the lunar magma ocean model, which suggests that the early moon was covered by a global magma ocean, with minerals crystallizing to form ...
New evidence from an old NASA mission supports the theory that Jupiter's moon Callisto is in fact an ocean world. Credit: NASA / JPL / DLR A moon of Jupiter about the size of Mercury likely has a ...
The lunar magma ocean model was previously established based on samples from the moon's near side. The model proposes that the newborn moon went through a global melting event, creating a vast ...
The lunar magma ocean model was previously established based on samples from the moon's near side. The model proposes that the newborn moon went through a global melting event, creating a vast ...
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