The lunar magma ocean would have occurred in the early millennia of the Moon’s formation. The presiding theory is that the Moon was formed after Earth was hit by a massive Mars-sized planet, causing rocks to burst out and eventually come together to form the Moon. It’s believed that the magma ocean would have lasted for tens to hundreds of millions of years after the Moon was initially formed.
Eventually, the lunar magma ocean would cool and create the ferroan anorthosite rocks that the rover sampled from the Moon’s soil recently. Of course, this is far from the first time the lunar magma ocean (LMO) model has been proposed, but these findings help to prove the theory. The LMO model was first proposed when the Apollo 11 mission brought back the samples.
Content Disclaimer and Copyright Notice
Content Disclaimer
The content provided on this website is sourced from various RSS feeds and other publicly available sources. We strive to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information, and we always provide source links to the original content. However, we are not responsible for the content’s accuracy or any changes made to the original sources after the information is aggregated on our site.
Fair Use and Copyright Notice
This website may contain copyrighted material, the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We believe this constitutes a “fair use” of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.
In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
