The bright side of the Moon is dominated by seas. The largest one, Oceanus Procellarum, is more than 1,500 miles across. Until now, researchers believed that the vast ocean appeared as a result of an asteroid impact. But new data provided by the Grail mission shows that this was not the case. The ocean is the result of the Moon’s own volcanic activity, according to an article published in Nature … [Read more...]
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