Lunar fault maps reveal how much the moon is shrinking

Last updated: October 16, 2026 2:40 am

A new study of young tectonic landforms on the moon offers the most detailed estimate yet of how much the moon has contracted as its interior gradually cooled over time.

Source: Phys.org

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