The Moon's Ina Caldera (IMAGE)

Brown University

The Moon's Ina Caldera

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The feature known as Ina, as seen by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, was likely formed by an eruption of fluffy 'magmatic foam,' new research shows.

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NASA/GSFC/ASU

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