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Hidden Mystery of the Moon's Strange Two Faces Finally Solved!

Photo: Mike Petrucci / Unsplash
By studying real moon rocks brought back from the far side of the Moon, space explorers have figured out why its two halves look so completely different! Millions of years ago, Earth's super strong gravity pulled on the Moon and caused huge rivers of melted liquid rock (magma) to burst out on just one side. Isn't it wild to think that our glowing neighbor in the night sky used to be covered in fiery volcanoes?
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ScienceDaily
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