Blasts of gas from deep beneath the lunar surface are giving the Moon a surprisingly fresh-faced look, suggests a new study. If they are, our picture of the Moon’s geological past will have to change just as dramatically.
The Moon was thought to be geologically inactive. The last volcanoes erupted on it nearly a billion years ago and meteor impacts were believed to be the only thing that could change its surface today. That belief is set to change.
How the Moon sheds its skin - space - 08 November 2006 - New Scientist Space
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