Low, winding ridges run across the Moon’s dark plains like faint seams in cooled wax. They are easy to miss in a wide photo. Up close, they look like the surface has been gently pushed from below. A ...

The findings could have implications for NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to returns Americans to the lunar surface for the ...

The map unveils small mare ridges, geologically young features that will aid the selection of landing sites for future Moon missions.

For a long time, people imagined the moon as a quiet, frozen world where nothing much happens anymore. But new research shows ...

Researchers have uncovered more than a thousand previously unknown tectonic ridges across the Moon’s dark plains, showing the Moon is still contracting and reshaping itself. These features are among ...

A new study may help redefine how scientists map the surface of the Moon, making the process more streamlined and precise than ever before. A new study by Brown University researchers may help ...

In a short communication published in Science Bulletin on Oct. 31, 2022, a team led by scientists from Shandong University presents a global lithologic map of the Moon with the highest resolution (at ...

Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs) on the moon, a characteristic geological feature of tectonic activity. Published in The Planetary Science Journal ...

Researchers have created the first worldwide map and detailed study of small mare ridges (SMRs), subtle geological features that signal tectonic ...