An ocean of magma: What China's Cahng'e 6 mission the far side of the moon discovered
At the end of June 2024, the Chang'e 6 probe returned to Earth with approximately 1,935.3 grams of lunar samples.Preliminary ...
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The 24 Most Exotic Black Sand Beaches in the World
These beaches form over time by the erosion of volcanic materials such as lava fragments, basalt rocks or other minerals – combined with the ebb and flow of the ocean's tide. Several of these ...
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Solid Carbon receives $24M to advance ocean-based carbon dioxide removal
Ocean basalt has a unique capacity to address current increasing emission levels by permanently and safely storing carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the sub-seafloor as rock. Basalt is found all over the ...
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This 15-Million-Year-Old Monolith Stands Guard Over Oregon’s Most Beloved Beach and Marine Garden
Rising 235 feet from the surf at Cannon Beach, Haystack Rock is Oregon’s most photographed chunk of coastline for good reason ...
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Lunar far side samples bolster theory that the moon was once covered in magma
The researchers found that the basalt in the sample was similar to basalt ... it was covered by an ocean of magma. Chang'e-6 basaltic fragment. Credit: Beijing SHRIMP Center, Institute of Geology ...
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University of Tokyo seeks submicron life in Martian-style rocks
The Tokyo team applied O-PTIR to basalt samples known to be good models for prominent rock types on the Martian surface, and compared it with existing analytical techniques applied to the same samples ...