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Astronomy => In the Media... => Topic started by: Rick on Aug 23, 2007, 16:38:03

Title: Wrinkly, faulty geology uncovered on the moon
Post by: Rick on Aug 23, 2007, 16:38:03
High resolution images sent back by ESA's SMART-1 lunar probe are helping scientists piece together the geological and volcanic history of the Moon.

The pictures, combined with data from the US's Clementine mission, have revealed small-scale geological features on the lunar surface that have gone undetected until now.

More: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/23/smart-1_moon/