New study complicates theory that ancient impact pierced Moon’s crust

The moon’s largest and oldest impact crater likely doesn’t have minerals from below the lunar crust on its surface, complicating a theory that an ancient massive impact event pierced the Moon’s crust during the crater’s formation, a new study finds.

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https://phys.org/news/2019-09-complicates-theory-ancient-impact-pierced.html