New students and volunteers congregate at College Eight under the summer sunshine for Orientation 2011. Photo by Carolyn Lagattuta
New theory: The 'big splat'
The mountainous region on the far side of the moon, known as the lunar farside highlands, may be the solid remains of a collision with a smaller companion moon, according to a new study by planetary scientists at UC Santa Cruz. [More]
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