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Clues to the moon and Mars hide in this mineral – Futurity: Research News

A new remote sensing method for studying the mineral olivine could help scientists understand the early evolution of the moon and Mars.

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A new remote sensing method for studying the mineral olivine could help scientists understand the early evolution of the moon, Mars, and other planetary bodies.
“Olivine is understood to be a major component in the interiors of rocky planets,” says Christopher Kremer, a PhD candidate at Brown University and lead author of a new paper on the work. “It’s a primary constituent of Earth’s mantle, and it’s been detected on the surfaces of the moon and Mars in volcanic deposits or in impact craters that…

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