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How the moon turned itself inside out - EurekAlert


<p>Linking analyses of the moon&rsquo;s gravity field with models of its earliest evolution, University of Arizona scientists tell a story of the moon turning itself inside out after it solidified from a primordial magma ocean. The process left behind a vestige of dense, titanium-rich material beneath its Earth-facing side that makes its presence known by gravity anomalies.</p>

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