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Why the visible hemisphere of the moon is heavier than the invisible, scientists have found out
(ORDO NEWS) — Paleologists have found that the differences in the mineral and chemical composition of the rocks of the visible and dark hemispheres of the Moon are due to the fact that a large asteroid fell on its south pole shortly after its formation. The conclusions of the scientists were published by the scientific journal Nature Geoscience. “Our calculations indicate that the fall of a large asteroid on the…