Mysterious far side of the moon once had erupting volcanoes, lunar soil retrieved by Chinese spacecraft confirms

Moon Mystery: Unveiling Ancient Volcanism | Science-Environment

Moon Mystery: Unveiling Ancient Volcanism In a groundbreaking discovery, China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft has unearthed vital information about the moon's geological past. By retrieving samples from the far side of the moon, researchers have identified traces of ancient volcanic activity that span billions of years.The lunar samples, collected in June, revealed basalt rock fragments estimated to be 4.2 to 2.8 billion years old. This discovery highl…

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 fra…

Lunar soil sampled by China's Chang'e-6 reveals ancient volcanic events on moon's far side

Chang'e-6 lunar soils contain two types of mare basalts: low-Ti and very low-Ti (VLT). Basalt samples from China's Chang'e-6 mission helped researchers for the first time to precisely measure the age of volcanic eruptions on the far side of the Moon. After analyzing the sample, researchers found that the Moon's oldest and deepest crater on its far side was volcanically active around 2.8 billion years ago. Another sample was even more ancient, da…

Active Volcanoes Persisted On Far Side Of The Moon For 1.4 Billion Years

Evidence from Chinese missions suggests that lunar volcanism lasted a very long time.

Chinese probe finds oldest evidence of lunar volcanoes

China’s Chang’e-6 robotic spacecraft in June made history by retrieving the first surface samples from the far side of the moon, which perpetually faces away from Earth. That material is now providing new insight into the moon’s geological history, including the oldest evidence to date of lunar volcanism.