Basalt samples returned by the Chang'e-6 mission have revealed volcanic events on the lunar farside at 2.8 billion years ago ...

After analyzing the sample brought by Chang'e-6, researchers found that the moon’s oldest and deepest crater on its far side ...

China’s historic farside sample-return mission is providing intriguing insights into why the Moon’s farside is so different ...

Led by Li, postdoctoral researcher Zhang Qian conducted systematic radioisotope dating on 108 basalt fragments from the sample. Of these, 107 fragments revealed a consistent formation age of 2807 ...

The predominant low-Ti basalt represents the local basalt unit around the landing site, whereas the VLT basalt possibly came from the unit to the east of the landing site. The high-precision Pb-Pb ...

Scientists analyzed the first and only rock samples from the region, which were brought back to Earth as part of a recent ...

Basalt samples returned by the Chang’e-6 mission have revealed volcanic events on the lunar farside at 2.8 billion years ago ...

New findings from basalt samples retrieved by China's Chang'e-6 mission reveal that volcanic activity on the Moon's farside dates back between 4.2 and 2.8 billion years. This research provides key ...

Highlights Grab sample with chalcopyrite bearing basalt returning 9.3% Cu in newly discovered zone east of Jumbo showing ...