Friday, September 17, 2010

Moon Crater Map Reveals Early Solar System History | Wired Science | Wired.com

Moon Crater Map Reveals Early Solar System History | Wired Science | Wired.com


The first complete topographic map of the moon and its craters has revealed details of billions of years of bombardment by asteroids, and the early history of our solar system. Among other things, the map confirms theories of an onslaught of massive asteroids around 3.9 billion years ago that likely evaporated any water present on Earth at the time.

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