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China’s Chang’e 6 lunar samples suggest our moon is debris from an ancient Earth impact

Analysis of samples brought back from the farside of the Moon by the Chang’e 6 mission have found the water content of the lunar farside mantle is much more depleted compared to the nearside.

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