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Titanium-Rich Rocks on the Moon
March 28 , 2026
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- A new study by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and Physical Research Laboratory explained how titanium-rich rocks formed on the Moon.
- Lunar basalts have very high titanium dioxide (TiO₂), up to 18%, compared to less than 2% on Earth.
- Scientists conducted high-pressure and high-temperature experiments to study conditions inside the Moon.
- The study found a two-stage process of melting and mixing inside the Moon’s mantle.
- A dense ilmenite-bearing layer (a titanium-rich mineral layer) sank and melted to form titanium-rich magma.
- This magma later rose and formed titanium-rich volcanic rocks on the Moon’s surface.
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