An ocean of lava may have once covered Moon
What the first findings from ISRO’s Chandrayaan 3 mission tell us about the Moon
Findings from one of Chandrayaan 3’s scientific instruments support the hypothesis of a magma ocean on the Moon in its earliest phase. They also suggest a churn of lunar crust, probably caused by an asteroid hit.
The moon was once covered by an ocean of molten rock, data from India's space mission suggests
The cooling and crystallization of this magma ocean eventually led to the ferroan anorthosite rocks that make up the moon's crust. Geologically, the lunar highlands are thought to partially represent the ancient lunar crust. Chandrayaan-3, Apollo 16 and ...
The moon was once covered in an ocean of magma: new data supports theory
This prediction was first put to the test by the Apollo missions, whose samples found that the moon’s surface was indeed largely anorthositic. Since then, several other missions have taken samples from equatorial and mid-latitude regions, but until Chandrayaan-3’s arrival, regions closer to the poles had remained unexplored.
Data from India’s historic moon mission supports long-standing lunar theory
Soil studied by India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission near the lunar south pole adds support to the theory that the moon once had a magma ocean billions of years ago.
Moon had oceans? ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 uncovers lunar's oceanic mystery
ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 mission data supports the Moon's once molten state, suggesting it was covered in a magma ocean. Measurements from the Pragyan rover revealed uniform soil composition at the Moon's south pole,
The Moon was once an entire magma ocean
According to the Lunar Magma Ocean (LMO) hypothesis, the Moon was once an entire magma ocean. As magma cooled, heavier minerals like olivine and pyroxene sank to form the Moon’s inner layers, while lighter plagioclase floated and formed the outer crust.
An ocean of lava may have once covered the Moon
New data from India's Chandrayaan-3 mission suggests that the Moon may have once had an ocean of lava on its surface sometime in the past. … The post An ocean of lava may have once covered the Moon appeared first on BGR.
ISRO Chandrayaan-3 rover suggests Moon was once an ocean of magma
New findings from India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission suggest the Moon may have once been enveloped in a vast ocean of magma, according to a study published in the journal Nature. The analysis, which draws on data gathered by the Pragyan rover,
First analysis of soil near the moon's south pole suggests its surface was once covered in molten magma
India's Chandrayaan-3 mission was launched last summer and its Vikram lander touched down on the moon's surface last August. Shortly thereafter, it released a rover called Pragyan. Since that time, the rover has been meandering around the surface of the moon near its south pole,
Chandrayaan-3 data confirms Moon's surface was once an ocean of magma
Latest Chandrayaan-3 data, as reported by Isro, has confirmed the theory that states that the lunar surface was once covered by an ocean of magma
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'A single magma ocean' once covered the moon, data from India's Chandrayaan-3 mission suggests
The cooling and crystallisation of this magma ocean eventually led to the ferroan anorthosite rocks that make up the moon's ...
India’s lunar lander unearths evidence the moon had a magma ocean
A new batch of data supports the molten moon scenario, delivered by a rover that India deposited last year near the lunar ...
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Moon Once Covered in Vast 'Magma Ocean,' Say Scientists
floated to the surface and formed the moon's crust. One of the key predictions of the LMO model is that the lunar ...
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Moon's surface once had magma ocean? Data from Chandrayaan-3 shows THESE details to support theory…
The hypothesis gives one possible explanation of how the Moon's crust, mantle, and core formed. It suggests that the ...
India’s lunar lander finds signs a vast magma ocean may have once existed on the moon
A vast magma ocean may once have existed on the moon's south pole, according to evidence obtained by India's Chandrayaan-3 ...
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Key Findings from Chandrayaan-3’s moon landing
Rover discovery can impact future space missions.Chandrayaan-3’s Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) has provided new insights into the Moon’s early history. The data shows that the lunar ...