The results of the study support the theory that magma formed the surface of the Moon about 4.5 billion years ago. years.
The remnants of the magma ocean were discovered by India’s historic Chandrayaan-3 mission, which landed on the moon’s south pole last August.
During the mission we were exploring this isolated and mysterious area where no craft had ever landed before.
These findings help support the lunar magma ocean theory of how the Moon formed.
Scientists believe that after the formation of the Moon 4.5 billion years ago. years, it began to cool and a lighter mineral rose to the surface, forming the surface of the Moon.
“The theory of the early evolution of the Moon, taking into account the research we have done, becomes much stronger,” said one of the authors of the article published in the journal Nature. Santosh Vadawale.
Before the Indian mission to the South Pole of the Moon, the main evidence of magma oceans was discovered in the mid-latitudes of the Moon during the Apollo mission program.
These findings are just some of the scientific data collected by the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which is expected to eventually discover frozen water at the moon’s south pole.
The discovery would be important to space agencies dreaming of establishing a human base on the moon.
India is planning for 2025 or 2026. launch another mission to the Moon, during which they hope to collect and bring back to Earth samples of the lunar surface for analysis, writes BBC.
2024-08-23 09:14:40