The moon is 85 million years younger than previously thought – Livescience.com

This visualization shows the moon being formed from a collision, which, according to a new study, happened more recently than scientists previously thought.  (Image credit: Ron Miller)
It turns out the moon
is a little younger than scientists previously thought about 85 million years younger, to be precise.
In a new study, researchers at the German Aerospace Center found out that, not only did the moon once have a massive, fiery magma ocean
, but our rocky satellite also formed later than s…

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