The discovery of volcanic glass in lunar regolith by China's Chang'e-5 lander indicates the Moon was volcanically active about 120 million years ago, reshaping our understanding of its geological history.
Through rigorous analysis of the glass beads' uranium-lead ratios, researchers determined the ages of these latest lunar eruptions, suggesting that the Moon's history is much more complex than previously thought.
Geologist Bi-Ben Wang emphasized that this finding could significantly alter our perspective on the Moon's geological timeline, implying that it witnessed volcanic activity that occurred much later than the last known eruptions.
[
Collection
]
[
|
...
]