On August 23, 2023, a lander called Vikram successfully touched down on the lunar surface. ... This regolith was primarily made up of a white rock type called ferroan anorthosite.

Some models have predicted multiple layers to the lunar crust, with the ferroan anorthosite rocks at the top and more magnesium-rich rocks underneath. Interestingly, ...

Soil studied by India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission near the lunar south pole adds support to the theory that the moon once had a magma ocean billions of years ago. CNN values your feedback 1.

The team of Indian researchers analyzed Chandrayaan-3 to find signs of ferroan anorthosite, a rock thought to be pieces of the original lunar crust that could have been formed by a magma ocean.

"The 23 measurements in the vicinity of the Chandrayaan-3 landing site show that the local lunar terrain in this region is fairly uniform and primarily composed of ferroan anorthosite (FAN), a ...

There was once a magma-filled ocean on the south pole of the moon, scientists recently discovered after analyzing lunar soil that revealed ancient information about the moon's origin.

In the case of lunar anorthosite, it is a lightweight silica mineral that is thought to have floated to the top of a global magma ocean that existed when the Moon formed about 4.6 billion years ago.

Geologically, the lunar highlands are thought to partially represent the ancient lunar crust. Chandrayaan-3, Apollo 16 and Luna 20 all landed in highland regions, allowing comparisons.

Soil studied by India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission near the lunar south pole adds support to the theory that the moon once had a magma ocean billions of years ago. CNN values your feedback 1.

Some models have predicted multiple layers to the lunar crust, with the ferroan anorthosite rocks at the top and more magnesium-rich rocks underneath. Interestingly, ...