Initial lead isotope analysis suggests that these basalts derive from distinct mantle sources: According to a press release, the 4.2 Ga basalt came from a KREEP-rich source, i.e., one with ...

"Water abundance in the lunar mantle provides insights into the giant impact formation models for the Moon and plays a ...

Chinese scientists have discovered that the moon's mantle contains less water on the lunar farside than on the nearside, ...

The researchers found that the basalt in the sample was similar to basalt ... Types of materials mixed and formed what has ...

Their study has revealed that basaltic samples from the moon's far side share similar compositions with those from the near side, with the primary basalt formation ... known as the KREEP layer ...