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ISS Photo Highlights Moon-Like Anorthosite Terrain in Madagascar

ISS Photo Highlights Moon-Like Anorthosite Terrain in Madagascar

An astronaut aboard the ISS photographed a bright, anorthosite-rich formation in Madagascar resembling the Moon’s highlands. The outcrop, at least 600 million years old, bears signatures of ancient continental collisions.

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NASA spots a giant patch of Moon-like rock on Earth