Compton–Belkovich Thorium Anomaly
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title:
Compton–Belkovich Thorium Anomaly
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The Compton–Belkovich Thorium Anomaly is a volcanic complex on the far side of the Moon. It was found by a gamma-ray spectrometer in 1998 and is an area of concentrated thorium, a 'fertile' element. Lunar rock samples from the Apollo missions reveal that most lunar volcanism occurred around 3 to 4 billion years ago, but this feature could have formed as recently as 1 billion years ago due to the unknown history of the Moon's far side.
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Lunar hotspot
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compton%E2%80%93Belkovich_Thorium_Anomaly
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2023-11-08T13:22:25Z
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