Share & Connect A recent study published in Nature has shown
that the moon may not be as old as once thought. With samples
brought back from the Apollo 16 mission, researchers at
California’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have
determined one of two things: that either the moon is about 60
million years younger than thought, or the molten stage of
development solidified later than previous estimates. In the
prevailing theory, during formation, as the magma of the moon
cooled, crustal moon rocks formed called ferroan anorthocites.
These mineral rocks have proved difficult for scientists, when
it comes to scientifically dating them. Lars Borg, from the
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory said that with these
samples, he and his colleagues have seen the first success in
yielding consistent ages using multiple dating techniques. Borg
and his colleagues utililzed new refining techniques to reach
the new consistent age. “Previous attempts to date these rocks
have relied on just one isotopic clock which c