Rock from 4,200,000,000 years ago proves volcanoes erupted on far side of moon
The lander-ascender combination of Chang’e-6 probe taken by a mini rover after it landed on the moon surface (Picture: CNSA/Xinhua via AP, File)
Volcanoes erupted on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago, new research confirms.
Scientists analysed lunar soil brought back to Earth from China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft, the first to return with a haul of rocks and dirt from the little-explored far side.
Two separate teams found fragments of volcanic rock that were...
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