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Volcanoes may have been erupting on the Moon well into the age of the dinosaurs


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China’s Chang’e 5 finds evidence of recent volcanism on the Moon

Volcanoes may have been erupting on the Moon well into the age of the dinosaurs, new analysis of lunar samples suggests.

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Chinese researchers have reported evidence that the Moon was volcanically active just 125 million years ago — a geologic blink of an eye — a finding that has the potential to rewrite lunar history.

The results come from an analysis of lunar samples returned over three years ago by the Chang’e 5 mission, and upend previous assumptions that the world has been volcanically dead for a billion years.

Read More: ➡️ Astronomy.com

 

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That would have been a cool show. Wish dinosaurs had video.

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23 hours ago, Portre said:

That would have been a cool show. Wish dinosaurs had video.

Yeah, but Saturn didn't have rings in those days so you win some, you lose some.

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