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Evidence provided by Surveyors I and V and Orbiter IV strongly suggests that there are sedimentary rocks on the Moon.
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GILVARRY, J. Observational Evidence for Sedimentary Rocks on the Moon. Nature 218, 336–341 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218336a0
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