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Lunar Rocks: Witnesses to Ancient Solar System History

Explore lunar rocks from Apollo landing sites, including basalt and troctolite samples. Discover the geological history of the Moon and its impact craters. Learn about the Giant Impact Theory and what moon rock ages reveal about the Moon's past.

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Lunar Rocks: Witnesses to Ancient Solar System History

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  1. Lunar rocks: witnesses to the ancient history of the solar system

  2. Apollo landing sites A variety of lunar geological sites

  3. Lunar sample: basalt

  4. Lunar sample from Apollo 17: troctolite from the terrae

  5. The “Genesis Rock”, an anorthostie, among the oldest lunar rocks > 4 Gyr

  6. What do moon rock ages tell us about the geological history of the moon?

  7. The geological history of the Moon

  8. Where are the impact craters on Earth? http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase

  9. The Giant Impact Theory for the origin of the Moon

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