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Curious places in The Moon
2 articles, each fact-checked and tied to a spot you can stand on.
scienceLunar Maria
The Moon's Lumpy Gravity FieldsGravitational anomalies under lunar impact basins dense enough to tug on orbiting spacecraft. Apollo missions first detected these 'mass concentrations' when trajectories shifted unexpectedly. Whether the extra mass comes from rebounding mantle rock or flooding lava remains debated.
scienceOceanus Procellarum
The Moon's Magnetic TattoosBright, meandering patterns on the Moon's surface with no topographic relief. Magnetic anomalies suspected but formation mechanism unknown.
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