A Chinese research team has achieved a significant advancement in the study of lunar soil samples gathered by the Chang'e-6 mission, meticulously pinpointing the formation of the Apollo Basin on the Moon to 4.16 billion years ago—a feat accomplished for the first time. This revelation extends the onset of the lunar 'impact bombardment' era by at least 100 million years, offering fresh perspectives on the evolution of the Earth-Moon system. The groundbreaking findings have been published in the prestigious journal Nature Astronomy.
