From Apollo, we know that the moon has large supplies of silicon, iron, aluminum, calcium, magnesium, titanium and oxygen BUT the Moon lacks light elements (volatiles), such as carbon and nitrogen, although there is some evidence of hydrogen near the north and south poles.
lunar rocks and main types (a rock is defined as an aggregate of one or more minerals):
The Moon also holds "foreign" metals (like nickel) etc... imported from asteroid impacts over the ages.
Moon rocks fall into two main categories, based on whether they underlie the lunar highlands (terrae) or the maria. The lunar highlands rocks are composed of three suites: theferroan anorthosite suite, the magnesian suite, and the alkali suite (some consider the alkali suite to be a subset of the mg-suite). The ferroan anorthosite suite rocks are composed almost exclusively of the mineral anorthite (a calic plagioclase feldspar), and are believed to represent plagioclase flotation cumulates of the lunar magma ocean. The ferroan anorthosites have been dated using radiometric methods to have formed about 4.4 billion years ago. The mg- and alkali-suite rocks are predominantly mafic plutonic rocks. Typical rocks are dunites, troctolites, gabbros, alkali anorthosites, and more rarely, granite. In contrast to the ferroan anorthosite suite, these rocks all have relatively high Mg/Fe ratios in their mafic minerals. In general, these rocks represent intrusions into the already-formed highlands crust (though a few rare samples appear to represent extrusive lavas), and they have been dated to have formed about 4.4--3.9 billion years ago. Many of these rocks have high abundances of, or are genetically related to, the geochemical component KREEP. The lunar maria consist entirely of mare basalts. While similar to terrestrial basalts, they have much higher abundances of iron, are completely lacking in hydrous alteration products, and have a large range of titanium abundances. Astronauts have reported that the dust from the surface felt like snow and smelled like spent gunpowder. The dust is mostly made of silicon dioxide glass (SiO2), most likely created from the meteors that have crashed into the Moon's surface. It also contains calcium and magnesium.
Igneous and breccias from impact material solidification.
The surface of the moon is mostly basalt while the interior is probably peridotite.
Moon rock is made up of granite, along with interlying piecies of glass and crystal, and varying other minerals.
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The youngest rocks found on the moon are igneous rocks. They are found on the Maria, dark, flat regions on the moon.
No, just on the moon.
As far as science is aware, there is no water in any form anywhere on the moon. It is unlikely that water will ever be found on the moon.
Dr. Jessica Sunshine found water on the moon back in 2009.
some astronauts think that they have found water on the moon
Loose rock materials found on the moon are called regolith. They are a mixture of powdery dust and broken rock. They are formed by the impact of meteorites.
the material on the moon is typically called moon dust but I am not sure what the official name is. it consisted of smooth particles not found on the earth's surface.
Moon rocks were found on the Moon.
Recently it is reported that they have found water on the moon.
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Nowhere. The rocks returned by the Apollo astronauts contained no traces of water or organic materials. No water was found by any of the satellites sent to orbit the moon. There is still some hope that there may be water buried deep beneath the lunar surface, but such a possibility is extremely remote.
it is found on the moon
The youngest rocks found on the moon are igneous rocks. They are found on the Maria, dark, flat regions on the moon.
Yes. Water can be found on earth and moon!
There have never been life rafts used on the moon.