Tidal Heating model suggests Earth's gravity kept the early Moon warm
Researchers propose that gravitational squeezing of the Moon's interior may help explain volcanic rocks around two billion years old returned by China's Chang'e-5 mission
A new model by researchers at Chengdu University of Technology proposes that tidal heating from Earth's gravity may have kept the Moon's interior warm enough to help produce volcanic rocks billions of years after its formation, offering a possible explanation for samples from China's Chang'e-5 mission.