Chinese scientists determine moon's oldest impact crater formed 4.25 bln years ago
Chinese scientists, using lunar soil samples brought back by Chang'e-6, have determined that the Moon's oldest and largest impact crater, the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin, was formed 4.25 billion ...
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Chang'e-6 Samples Unveil 4.25-Billion-Year Lunar Impact
Scientists have long sought to determine the age of the Moon's South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, the largest and oldest known ...
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The far side of the moon was once a vast magma ocean, Chinese lunar lander confirms
New findings from China's Chang'e 6 lunar farside samples offer insights into the moon's volcanic past and mantle evolution.
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Moon’s Far Side Was a Massive Magma Ocean, Chinese Scientists Reveal!
In a groundbreaking revelation, recent lunar samples brought back by China’s Chang’e 6 mission have confirmed a crucial piece ...
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Chang'e-6 samples provide evidence suggesting global 'magma ocean' on early moon
The research also suggests that the impact event that created the SPA Basin may have altered the moon's early mantle, according to Liu Dunyi, a senior researcher at the institute. The lunar magma ...
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The far side of the moon was once a vast magma ocean, Chinese lunar lander confirms
Explaining this, the paper proposes that the gigantic impact which formed the roughly 1,600 mile (2,500 kilometers) wide SPA basin around 4.2 billion years ago modified the chemical and physical ...