Indian scientists discovered evidence of an ancient magma ocean on the Moon's south pole using Chandrayaan-3 mission data.

Indian scientists have discovered evidence of an ancient magma ocean on the Moon's south pole using data from the Chandrayaan-3 mission. The findings, published in the journal Nature, support the theory that the Moon once had a magma ocean, and the lunar soil measurements were collected by the mission's Pragyan rover. The presence of ferroan anorthosite, a lunar rock thought to be remnants of the magma ocean, provides crucial insight into the region and supports the consensus among scientists that the Moon formed from debris left over when a planetary body collided with the early Earth.

August 21, 2024
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