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Granite on Moon
July 15 , 2023
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- A gigantic chunk of old granite that was hidden beneath the surface of the Moon has been discovered by scientists.
- The 50-km-diameter granitic system discovered below the far-side feature known as the Compton-Belkovich Volcanic Complex.
- It was likely to formed from the cooling of molten lava that fed a volcano or volcanoes that erupted approximately 3.5 billion years ago.
- Granite has high concentrations of radioactive elements like uranium and thorium compared to other rocks in the lunar crust.
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