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Articles tagged: basaltic plains

  • basaltic plains, Lunar atmosphere, maria, Moon, volcanic activity 06 October 2017 Volcanic activity gave the early Moon an atmosphere

    ... of the lunar surface. These patches are large basaltic plains known as maria, and they are similar in composition ... total amount of H2O released during the emplacement of the mare basalts is nearly twice the volume of water in Lake Tahoe. Although...

    • basaltic plains
    • Lunar atmosphere
    • maria
    • Moon
    • volcanic activity
  • 22 December 2015 First new 'ground truth' in 40 years as Chinese rover Yuto presents analysis of moon rocks

    ...moon’s make-up, Chang’e-3 touched down on a smooth flood basalt plain, next to the Zi Wei crater, a fresh impact ... magma oceans first solidified. Titanium, like other minerals found in basaltic magma, crystallise as the magma cools and they do so in...

  • Chang'e 3, Chang'e 4, far side of the Moon, South Pole-Aitken basin, Von Kármán crater 10 December 2018 First far side of the Moon mission underway

    ...side that is dominated by huge lunar mares – large, dark basaltic plains, that were initially mistaken for seas by early lunar observers. ... magmas to erupt on the surface, limiting the amount basalts available to create the maria. Why is the farside ...

    • Chang'e 3
    • Chang'e 4
    • far side of the Moon
    • South Pole-Aitken basin
    • Von Kármán crater

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