Volcanic deposits on the Moon are almost entirely composed of basaltic lava flows that make up the dark and extensive mare plains. High-resolution images and compositional data now reveal rare, non-mare volcanism on the Moon's farside.
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Petro, N. More surprises from the Moon. Nature Geosci 4, 499–501 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1225
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