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    How a young-looking Lunar Volcano hides its True Age

    March 30, 2017, Categories  Astronomy/Space

    1. A relief image (red and yellow indicate higher elevation) shows Ina's volcanic mounds rising from the caldera floor. Credit: NASA/GSFC/ASU 2. 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. Credit: NASA/GSFC/ASU 3. An eruption at Kilauea Iki in 1959 was probably similar to the eruption that formed Ina on the Moon. Credit: USGS

    1. A relief image (red and yellow indicate higher elevation) shows Ina’s volcanic mounds rising from the caldera floor. Credit: NASA/GSFC/ASU 2. 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.
    Credit: NASA/GSFC/ASU
    3. An eruption at Kilauea Iki in 1959 was probably similar to the eruption that formed Ina on the Moon. Credit: USGS

    A young-looking volcanic caldera on the Moon has been interpreted by some as evidence of relatively recent lunar volcanic activity, but new research suggests it’s not so young after all...

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