A team of geologists at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, the Institute of Space Sciences and the Shandong ...
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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Scientists Say the Moon Was Once a Giant Ocean of Molten RockChina’s Chang’e 6 mission uncovers evidence of a molten lunar magma ocean and a violent ancient impact.
The first study on the Moon samples brought back by the Chinese Chang'e-6 mission show that the Moon's far side was just as molten as the near one eons ago.
These findings validate the lunar magma ocean hypothesis, which states that the moon experienced global-scale melting shortly after its formation, creating a vast magma ocean. As the molten ...
A Chinese study found that the Moon was wholly covered by a molten “magma ocean” in the early phases of its formation. A study by the China National Space Administration, published in the ...
(Xinhua/Yu Fei) BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- A new study of the lunar samples collected by China's Chang'e-6 mission has verified the hypothesis that the moon was entirely covered by a molten "magma ...
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