Schematic illustration of how the SPA basin-forming impact modified the lunar crust and mantle and led to volatile loss during the event (IMAGE)

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Schematic illustration of how the SPA basin-forming impact modified the lunar crust and mantle and led to volatile loss during the event

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Schematic illustration of how the SPA basin-forming impact modified the lunar crust and mantle and led to volatile loss during the event.

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Image by Prof. TIAN Hengci.

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