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Moon May Be Geologically Active

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pining-for-the-fjords dept.

dptalia writes, "For decades scientist have thought that the moon has been 'dead' for about 1 to 3 billion years. However, new research points to the idea that the moon may have been volcanically active as recently as 1 million years ago. In fact, NASA geophysicist Paul Lowman believes the moon's core is still molten."

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  1. Re: Geologically active = not news by thesandbender · · Score: 3, Informative

    If I remember correctly, moon quakes are the result of tidal forces between the earth and the moon... not geologic activity.