0
The moon rocks are older then the rocks found on earth.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How old were the lunar rocks brought back by the Apollo missions?
About 4.6 billion years old.
What evidence is given to tell how old the moon is?
Using standard radiometric dating of rocks returned from the Moon by the Apollo missions.
What are the moon rocks brought to earth by the Apollo missions?
... they are "Lunar material": rocks, stone, sand and dust of basaltic typ. They are much older than the any rocks found on the surface of the Earth being more than 1 billion years old from active volcanoes that once raged there. There is also a lot of alien dust from comets and meteors.
What is the age of the oldest lunar rocks?
lunar rocks may be fractured in the lab throw off sparks
Is the Rock found at mid ocean ridge old or young?
yes young rocks are found at mid ocean ridges not old rocks.
What is a breakage rock?
A Rock Breakage is a rock that breaks when its age is old. They can be found at the Trench where rocks re formed and rocks that are old
How old are the oldest rocks found on the moons?
The oldest rock's found on the moon are 4.0 billion years old.
How does knowing the age of a lunar rock help astronomers estimate the age of the surface of a planet with no atmosphere?
Because there is no atmosphere, no erosion has taken place, so lunar rocks are the same today as they were when they (and the Moon) were formed.Also to what this other person wrote:By knowing the rate of cratering, scientists are able to use the number of craters on the surface of any body to estimate how old its surface is-- without having to bring back rock samples. The lunar rocks brought back during the Apollo missions were found to be about 4.6 billion years old. Because these rocks have hardly changed since they formed, we know the solar system itself is about 4.6 billion years old.
Where are rocks found in New York?
Rocks can be found almost anywhere, sandstone can be found in beaches, granite is mostly found in New York city. I hear there might be some igneous rocks in central park.
In observing rock layers I am usually found on the bottom What are you?
Old rocks! New or young rocks are at the top!
In observing rock layers am usually found on the bottom. What am i?
Old rocks! New or young rocks are at the top!
Where is a fossil found?
Fossils can be found almost anywhere where the rocks are old enough and conditions in their deposition were right. Generally fossils are found in sedimentary rocks, often where there used to be lakes or shallow seas.
