Oregon's Volcanic Rocks Could Unlock Major Carbon Storage Potential
According to a 2013 U.S. Geological Survey study, the basalt beneath Oregon and Washington could hold more than 14,000 ...
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Lava could light up the James Webb Space Telescope's search for watery exoplanets
Some minerals in lava could suggest water is nearby.
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From Earth to Exoplanets: Using Basalt Spectra to Search for Water in Distant Worlds
How can astronomers determine if an exoplanet has water based on Earth’s geological composition? This is what a recent study ...
Basalt samples from Chang'e-6 mission offer insights on lunar farside volcanism
Basalt samples returned by the Chang'e-6 mission have revealed volcanic events on the lunar farside at 2.8 billion years ago ...
Findings from the first lunar far side samples raise new questions about the moon’s history
The first lunar samples from the moon’s far side differ in some interesting ways from those collected from the near side, ...
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Moon’s oldest crater on its far side was volcanically active around 2.8 billion years ago
After analyzing the sample brought by Chang'e-6, researchers found that the moon’s oldest and deepest crater on its far side ...
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Chang’e-6 basalts offer insights on lunar farside volcanism
Basalt samples returned by the Chang’e-6 mission have revealed volcanic events on the lunar farside at 2.8 billion years ago ...
Chang’e-6 lunar samples reveal 2.8-billion-year-old basalt with depleted mantle source ...
Basalt samples returned by the Chang'e-6 mission have revealed volcanic events on the lunar far side at 2.8 billion years ago ...
Ancient Moon Volcanoes Discovered: Chang’e-6 Sheds Light on Lunar Mysteries
New findings from basalt samples retrieved by China's Chang'e-6 mission reveal that volcanic activity on the Moon's farside dates back between 4.2 and 2.8 billion years. This research provides key ...