The Moon Has a Solid, Earth-Like Core, Study Finds

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Researchers found that the Moon's inner core is about 310 miles wide, which is about 15% the diameter of the Moon.

movement of material in the Moon’s mantle prior to this layer cooling into a mainly solid mass. The scientists argue that this mantle overturn could explain why there is iron on the lunar surface.

As warmer material rose through the mantle, volcanic activity on the MoonWhile we know a lot about the Moon’s structure and history, the new studythat the Moon had an iron-rich, solid core,se researchers used seismic data taken during the Apollo missions in order to paint a picture of what the Moon’s inner layers look like. That workthe recent

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