Science Edition - Rare "Moon" Rocks Found in Western Australia

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Submitted by Hashy on Thu, 05/01/2012 - 04:46

Mornin,

Interesting bit of news,

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/8991517/Rare-moon-rock-samples-...

Seems that there were a few samples of rocks found on the Moon that had not previously been found on Earth; Until now!

Tranquillityite is its name, after the Sea of Tranquility where humans first set foot upon the Moon.

It is interesting that they found it in WA, as Western Australia contains the oldest known parts of the Earths crust.

In other news

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/grail/news/grail20120101.html

NASA’s Twin Grail spacecraft entered orbit over the new year switcharoo. They will be working in conjunction to measure and map the Moons gravity fields, in order to gain a clearer picture as to what lies beneath the surface of the Moon. Another huge missing piece of the puzzle to understanding Luna’s origins.