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Study Recasts Moon’s Largest Crater as Northerly Glancing Impact That Sharpens Artemis Science Goals

The analysis links the basin's teardrop outline to a north-to-south strike with thorium-rich ejecta from deep lunar material.

Chang'e-6 Rocks Reveal Cooler Lunar Far-Side Mantle by About 100°C

UTEP Geologist Awarded Grant to Map Moon's South Pole for Artemis