Chang’e-6 Samples Reveal the Moon’s Farside Is Stranger Than We Thought
China’s Chang’e-6 mission has made lunar history by retrieving the first-ever samples from the Moon’s mysterious farside, specifically the massive South Pole–Aitken Basin. These ancient rocks have revealed a staggering story of planetary violence and hidden geologic forces, exposing billion-year-old volcanic eruptions, a surprising resurgence of the Moon’s magnetic field, and a bone-dry, chemically depleted [...]
China’s Chang’e-6 mission has made lunar history by retrieving the first-ever samples from the Moon’s mysterious farside, specifically the massive South Pole–Aitken Basin. These ancient rocks have revealed a staggering story of planetary violence and hidden geologic forces, exposing billion-year-old volcanic eruptions, a surprising resurgence of the Moon’s magnetic field, and a bone-dry, chemically depleted [...] What's Your Reaction?
