Wednesday July 27, 2011
Hot Side of the Moon:
Lunar Volcanos Discovered
Scientists have discovered a volcanic complex on the far side of the moon.
Professor Bradley Joliff of Washington University in St. Louis and his colleague found an upsurge of magma composed of molten silicon and radioactive thorium among other elements.
From ScienceDaily:
"We don't have a way to get an absolute date on the Compton-Belkovich volcanic feature because we don't have rocks in hand," Jolliff says, "but since there are relatively few craters, the surface actually looks pretty fresh. And we see small-scale features that haven't been completely beaten up and obliterated by the impact process.
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