Lunar rocks: witnesses to the ancient history of the solar system

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Lunar rocks: witnesses to the ancient history of the solar system

Apollo landing sites A variety of lunar geological sites

Lunar sample: basalt

Lunar sample from Apollo 17: troctolite from the terrae

The “Genesis Rock”, an anorthostie, among the oldest lunar rocks > 4 Gyr

What do moon rock ages tell us about the geological history of the moon?

The geological history of the Moon

Where are the impact craters on Earth? http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase

The Giant Impact Theory for the origin of the Moon