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China’s rover uncovers mysteries hiding below the surface of the far side of the Moon
Now, in the latest update from researchers working on the mission, a new paper published in Science Advances reveals a heap of new info about the layers that make up the Moon’s surface.
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Moon had an ancient magma ocean, reveals Chandrayaan-3's new data
The findings, published in journal Nature on August 21, were based on data sent by Alpha Particular X-Ray ... sank and formed the inner layers of the Moon, while the lighter mineral plagioclase ...
Lunar far side samples bolster theory that the moon was once covered in magma
A team of geologists at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, the Institute of Space Sciences and the Shandong ...
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First analysis of soil near the moon's south pole suggests its surface was once covered in molten magma
Such a uniform layer bolsters theories that the moon's entire surface was covered ... of radiation data sent back from the rover's alpha-particle X-ray spectrometer. As part of soil testing ...