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The Far Side of the Moon Was Volcanically Active, New Studies Confirm

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China ’s Chang’e 6 lunar lander returned to Earth with the first soil samples ever collected from the far side of the moon in June .

Two studies of the samples published in the journals Nature and Science have just confirmed that the moon's other half had active volcanoes billions of years ago .

The China National Space Administration will allow international scientists to apply to study the samples.