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The moon is about 85 million years younger than we thought, new study finds – CNN
The moon is a constant in our lives. Until recently, it was assumed to have accompanied the Earth for over 4.5 billion years. A new study has posited that previous estimates of the moon’s age were millions of years off.
(CNN)The moon is a constant in our lives. It causes Earth’s ocean tides to ebb and flow, it stabilizes the planet’s axial tilt and, until recently, it was assumed to have accompanied the Earth for over 4.5 billion years.
A new study has posited that previous estimates of the moon’s age were millions of years off.
Scientists from the German Aerospace Center calculated how long it took the moon’s magma ocean — it’s a widely held belief that the lunar surface was once molten — to cool, and the…
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