Lunar fault maps reveal how much the moon is shrinking

October 15, 2026 · 10:40 pm 1 sources

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• Lunar fault maps reveal how much the moon is shrinking
  Phys.org · October 15, 2026 22:40
  A new study of young tectonic landforms on the moon offers the most detailed estimate yet of how much the moon has contracted as its interior gradually cooled over time.