India’s Chandrayaan-1 mission has provided fresh insights into the Moon’s ancient geological history. Scientists studying data from the mission have suggested that a vast impact structure on the lunar surface may represent one of the oldest impact basins on the Moon, potentially offering clues about the intense bombardment that shaped the early lunar surface.
The finding is significant for planetary science because ancient impact basins preserve evidence of the Moon’s geological evolution and the history of impacts in the early Solar System. Further analysis of Chandrayaan-1 observations could help scientists better understand the Moon’s formation, surface evolution and the chronology of major impact
