Geologic evolution of the Moon studied through young lunar basaltic volcanism.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 42115586.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-72083-7 and PMC identifier 13161396.
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Abstract
Despite the Moon being Earth’s nearest celestial neighbor, many questions about its geology remain unanswered. Recently, China’s Chang’e-5 (2020) and Chang’e-6 (2024) missions returned new basaltic samples, allowing us to make major advances in understanding the Moon’s geologic evolution.