Smithsonian Institute and a group of scientists from the University of Maryland found that the small ridges behind the moon were much younger than previously studied on the visible side. This discovery was published in the magazine of planetary sciences.
Many scientists believe that most of the geological processes on the month took place 2.5-3 billion years ago, but a new study said that tectonic movements are active in the last billion years and probably continued so far. According to the data, the small ridges of the month may occur in the last 200 million years, which relatively soon according to the moon standards.
Using further mapping and modeling methods, scientists discovered 266 small backs behind the moon. These ridges were probably in volcanic areas that occurred 3.2-3.6 billion years ago. The researchers appreciated the age of the beds using the method of counting the craters and concluded that they were younger than other formations in this region.
These geological formations, which obtain structure on the ridges on the visible side of the moon, may be associated with the same forces – the compression and orbit of the moon.
Source: Ferra
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