Qiu-Li Li

Nov 15, 2024 | nature.com | Mu-Han Yang |Qiu-Li Li |Yu Chi Liu |Qin Zhou |Hong-Xia Ma |Sai-Hong Yang | +3 more

AbstractUnravelling the volcanic history of the enigmatic lunar farside is essential for understanding the hemispheric dichotomy of the Moon1-3. Cratering chronology established for the lunar nearside has been used to suggest long-lived volcanism on the farside of the Moon3,4, but without sample verification. Here we report two newly recognized episodes of basaltic volcanism with Pb-Pb dating for basalt fragments returned by the Chang’e-6 mission.