Gravity Anomalies (IMAGE)

Brown University

Gravity Anomalies

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The full moon as seen from Earth. Gravitational anomalies surround the Procellarum region are superimposed in red. New research suggests these anomalies were once the source of a massive lava flow on the moon.

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Kopernik Observatory/NASA/Colorado School of Mines/MIT/JPL/Goddard Space Flight Center

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