India, China find ancient moon mantle materials key to early formation

India's Chandrayaan-3 and China's Chang'e-6 missions have independently discovered primitive lunar mantle materials near the Moon's South Pole-Aitken basin. The Indian study, through in-situ analysis, detected unique soil composition, while the Chinese mission returned samples containing rare olivine grains. These findings provide crucial insights into the Moon's early formation and evolution, highlighting the South Pole region's significance.

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