Chinese Lunar Rover Makes Another Discovery

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Chinese Lunar Rover Makes Another Discovery

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Looks like China's rover keeps stumbling on oddities: https://www.sciencealert.com/the-moon-has-glass-balls.

"These spherules were found near fresh impact craters, which could suggest that they formed during lunar meteorite impacts, although it's possible that they were already present, buried below the surface and were merely excavated by impacts. However, the team believes that the most likely explanation is that they formed from volcanic glass called anorthosite that melted again on impact, re-forming into translucent round globs."

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Fascinating stuff!
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