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Moons ancient giant volcanic eruption decoded
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Scientists have produced a new map of the Moon\'s most unusual volcano, showing that its explosive eruption spread debris over an area much greater than thought. A team of astronomers and geologists at Durham University studied an area of the lunar surface in the Compton-Belkovich Volcanic Complex.
London: Scientists have produced a new map of the Moon's most unusual volcano, showing that its explosive eruption spread debris over an area much greater than thought. A team of astronomers and geologists at Durham University studied an area of the lunar surface in the Compton-Belkovich Volcanic Complex.
By mapping the radioactive element thorium which spewed out during the eruption, astronomers discovered that assisted by the Moon's low gravity, debris from the unnamed volcano was able to cover an area the size of Scotland. The eruption, which happened 3.5 billion years ago, threw rock five times further than the pyroclastic flow of molten rock and hot gases that buried the Roman city of Pompeii.
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