Moon Rocks’ Hidden Story: Apollo 17 Samples Reveal Secrets of Ancient Lunar Volcanoes
Moon Rocks’ Hidden Story: Apollo 17 Samples Reveal Secrets of Ancient Lunar Volcanoes Fifty years after Apollo 17 astronauts returned from the moon, their samples continue to unveil the mysteries of our celestial neighbor. A recent study focused on tiny glass beads, less than a millimeter in size, embedded within lunar rocks. These beads, some orange, some black, are remnants of explosive volcanic eruptions that shaped the moon’s surface billions of years ago. Using cutting-edge technology unavailable in 1972, scientists…