16-11-2024 23:35 via metro.co.uk

Rock from 4,200,000,000 years ago proves volcanoes erupted on far side of moon

The lander-ascender combination of Chang’e-6 probe taken by a mini rover after it landed on the moon surface (Picture: CNSA/Xinhua via AP, File)Volcanoes erupted on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago, new research confirms.Scientists analysed lunar soil brought back to Earth from China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft, the first to return with a haul of rocks and dirt from the little-explored far side.Two separate teams found fragments of volcanic rock that were ab
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