Results from the Japanese space agency's SELENE mission to the Moon are revealing details about why the lopsided lump of rock orbiting Earth is so unbalanced. The SELENE (Selenological and Engineering Explorer, or Kaguya) mission was launched in September 2007 to gather detailed geological information about the Moon. The results are published in Science. Because the Moon has no atmosphere or weather to speak of, its geology has remained almost unchanged since it formed. So unpicking its... (source: nature.com)
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