Lunar rocks suggest meteorite shower

New age measurements of lunar rocks returned by the Apollo space missions have revealed that a surprising number of the rocks show signs of melting about 3.9 billion years ago, suggesting that the moon – and its nearby neighbor Earth – were bombarded by a series of large meteorites at that time.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news64081010.html">Lunar rocks suggest meteorite shower</a></p> <p>New age measurements of lunar rocks returned by the Apollo space missions have revealed that a surprising number of the rocks show signs of melting about 3.9 billion years ago, suggesting that the moon – and its nearby neighbor Earth – were bombarded by a series of large meteorites at that time.</p>