Basalt samples returned by the Chang’e-6 mission have revealed volcanic events on the lunar farside at 2.8 billion years ago (Ga) and 4.2 Ga, according to research conducted by Prof. Li Qiuli’s lab at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Their work is published in Nature. Basalt samples returned by the Chang’e-6 mission have revealed volcanic events on the lunar farside at 2.8 billion years ago (Ga) and 4.2 Ga, according to research conducted by Prof. Li Qiuli’s lab at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Their work is published in Nature. Planetary Sciences Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Basalt samples from Chang’e-6 mission offer insights on lunar farside volcanism
