4月21日，全球首套高精度月球地质图集正式发布。图集包括《1:250万月球全月地质图集》和《1:250万月球分幅地质图集》（中英文版，含说明书）。 On April 21st, China released a geologic atlas set of the global moon with a scale of 1:2.5 million, which is the first ...

We all recognise the names of some time periods such as Jurassic or Devonian - but how many us of actually understand how geologists divide up the earth’s past? I’m sure you all remember where you ...

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For the first time, the entire lunar surface has been completely mapped and uniformly classified. The lunar map, called the 'Unified Geologic Map of the Moon,' will serve as the definitive blueprint ...

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