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China’s Chang’e-4 probe reveals landing site impact history on moon’s far side – ecns
Based on data from China’s Chang’e-4 probe, Chinese scientists have determined the thickness of the regolith and revealed the fine subsurface structures and evolutionary history of the probe’s landing site on the moon’s far side.
Based on data from China’s Chang’e-4 probe, Chinese scientists have determined the thickness of the regolith and revealed the fine subsurface structures and evolutionary history of the probe’s landing site on the moon’s far side.
The study revealed that the landing area of the probe, located within the largest and oldest impact basin on the moon, had experienced multiple impact events and basalt magma eruptions.
The Chang’e-4 probe, launched on Dec. 8, 2018, made the first-ever soft landing on…
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