Tag: Nature 2025
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New Clues from Moon’s Largest Crater: Southward Impact Exposed Magma Ocean on the Moon
Hidden History beneath the Moon’s Largest Crater Scientists have long studied the South Pole-Aitken basin (SPA) as a window into the Moon’s formative years. New research published in Nature suggests the basin’s distinctive shape and composition tell a story of a magma ocean at the Moon’s endgame and of an impact that came from the…
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Liquid Water on an Asteroid Reveals a Billion-Year Solar Clue
A Billion-Year Secret Uncovered A remarkable discovery about the asteroid that gave rise to Ryugu challenges long‑standing ideas about when and where water could move within rocky bodies. Scientists analyzing tiny rock fragments returned by JAXA’s Hayabusa2 mission have found evidence that liquid water once percolated through Ryugu’s parent body, and that this activity occurred…