The Apollo seismic experiments on the Moon in the 1960s-1970s allowed for the first determination of the internal structure of a body outside Earth. While decreased seismic wave velocities indicated […]
The magma ocean hypothesis is a leading explanation for how the Moon differentiated from its innermost mantle layers to its outermost crustal layer. Igneous samples returned from the surface of […]
Lunar volcanic samples provide a window into the Moon’s interior, recording information on stages of its evolution such as formation, differentiation, and subsequent volcanism. For example, variations in the sulfur […]
While there is general consensus that the Moon is the product of a large collision between Earth and a Mars-sized planet and subsequent widespread melting and crystallization, details of lunar […]
Capital Science Evening – Old Moon, New Moon Carnegie Institution for Science Tuesday, April 22, 2014 from 6:45 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT) Washington, DC Registration is free. Dr. Maria […]