You don't look a day over 4.35 billion! Here's the moon's anti-aging secret

A new study suggests that the ancient Moon underwent a hot period due to tidal heating from Earth, creating new rocks about 4.35 billion years ago.

Francis Nimmo states, 'We think that the Moon went through a period when it looked like Io, and for the same reason,' indicating volcanic activity influenced its perceived age.

Nimmo describes the collision that formed the Moon as 'spectacular,' with the Earth liquefied and surrounded by a magma ocean that later solidified.

The study highlights that early gravitational interactions between Earth and the Moon caused heating, which created new features on the Moon's surface.

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