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Description of lunar surface

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The surface of the moon is characterized by impact craters, their ejecta, volcanoes, hills, lava flows and depressions filled with magma. Known elements to be present on the surface are oxygen, silicon, iron, magnesium, calcium, aluminum, manganese and titanium.

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