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The News Of Tomorrow, Today
Lunar Science
Ryan F. Mandelbaum
Scientists in China have released an important first set of results from the Chang’e 4 lunar lander, revealing what appears to be material from the Moon’s mantle on its far side.
China launched its Chang’e 4 lander and rover today from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, as part of a mission that hopes to land on the far side of the Moon. Chang’e 4 is the next in the line of China’s Chang’e missions, and would be the first craft to…
Aside from some floating dust, our Moon has absolutely no atmosphere to speak of. New research suggests this wasn’t always the case, and that long ago, an atmosphere briefly popped into existence as a result of intense volcanic activity.
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