Unveiling the Hidden Structures Beneath the Dark Side of the Moon

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Unveiling the Hidden Structures Beneath the Dark Side of the Moon
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China's Chang'e-4 lander, the first spacecraft to land on the far side of the moon, has provided new insights into the moon's geological history. The findings reveal multiple layers of dust, soil, and broken rocks in the top 130 feet of the lunar surface, as well as five distinct layers of lunar lava that spread across the landscape billions of years ago. The data suggests that volcanic activity on the moon ceased between a billion and 100 million years ago, but there could still be magma buried deep beneath the lunar surface.

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