Active landslides on the Moon (VIDEO)

Science China Press

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Change detection conducted in the youngest, topographically steepest, and theoretically most unstable regions on the lunar surface revealed a large number of new landslides formed since 2009. Endogenic moonquakes rather than new impacts are the primary trigger, and the Imbrium basin may host an active seismic zone.

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Zhouxuan XIAO

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