🐦🔥nemo™🐦⬛ 🇺🇦🍉🚀 Exciting news from the moon! 🌕 New research reveals that the far side of the moon, previously shrouded in mystery, once hosted erupting volcanoes just like its near side. 🌋 The findings come from samples collected by China's Chang'e-6 mission, which returned volcanic rock fragments dating back over 4 billion years! 🧑🔬 This discovery sheds light on the moon's geological past and raises questions about its evolution. #MoonMysteries #ChangE6 #LunarVolcanism
🔗 https://apnews.com/article/moon-volcano-far-side-china-5ac2d80e9f715f728f8c3be2caf56797
The far side of the moon once had erupting volcanoes too
New research confirms volcanoes were erupting on the far side of the moon billions of years ago. Researchers analyzed lunar soil brought back by China’s Chang’e-spacecraft and found fragments of volcanic rock that were about 2.8 billion years old. The oldest dated back to 4.2 billion years. Previous studies have suggested the moon's far side might have a volcanic past, but this new work confirms it with moon rocks. Chang'e-6 returned to Earth earlier this year with rock and soil samples. It was the first mission to collect samples from the moon's far side. The findings were published Friday in the journals Nature and Science.