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Chang'e-6 lunar samples reveal Apollo Basin formed 4.16 billion years ago

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A Chinese research team studying samples from the Chang'e-6 mission has precisely dated the Moon's Apollo Basin to 4.16 billion years ago. The discovery pushes back the beginning of the lunar "impact storm" by at least 100 million years and shows that impacts decreased gradually rather than suddenly spiking. Scientists say this finding alters our understanding of the evolution of the Earth-Moon system.

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