Seas of molten and solidified rock on the Moon can be mistaken for pristine rocks
A new analysis of data from NASA's Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) shows that molten rock created by lunar impacts ...
Tag: petrology
Understanding magma in the mantle: rocks melt at greater depth than previously thought
Magma forms much deeper than geologists previously believed, according to a new study conducted by Rice University. Magma and Crust ...
Melt rises up 25 times faster than previously believed
Scientists have for the first time determined the actual permeability of the asthenosphere in Earth's upper mantle, which is basically ...