Dr. John Barentine FRAS on Nostr: Two distinct epochs of major lunar volcanism? "The new study also found that the ...

Two distinct epochs of major lunar volcanism? "The new study also found that the basalt dating to 4.2 billion years ago differed in composition from the basalt dating to 2.8 billion years ago, meaning they originated from different sources of molten rock in the mantle."

https://www.reuters.com/science/samples-obtained-by-chinese-spacecraft-show-moons-ancient-volcanism-2024-11-15

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