Volcanoes erupted on the moon's dark side for at least 1.4 billion years
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Volcanoes erupted on the moon's dark side for at least 1.4 billion years Volcanoes on the dark side of the moon mainly erupted about 2.8 billion years ago, according to fragments of basalt - a type of volcanic rock - in soil samples collected by China's Chang’e-6 mission. The researchers fo
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Original Title: Volcanoes erupted on the moon’s dark side for at least 1.4 billion years | The researchers found that around 99% of the basalt fragments collected at the landing site were from around 2.8 billion years ago, but they also found a sample that dated back 4.2 billion years