Ancient Moon Impact May Bring Deep Mantle Rocks to Future Artemis Landing Sites
Scientists have modeled the impact that created the South Pole‑Aitken basin, the Moon’s largest and oldest crater. The simulation shows that a low‑angle strike from a large, iron‑cored impactor blasted material from deep within the Moon, including mantle rocks. This means that future Artemis missions could potentially walk across rocks that originated from the Moon’s interior, providing unprecedented access to its deepest secrets.