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

2026-10-11T15:30:06.000Z

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An astronaut aboard the International Space Station photographed a remarkable formation in Madagascar that looks surprisingly similar to the Moon’s bright highlands. Made of anorthosite, a rock abundant on the lunar surface, the formation dates back at least 600 million years and bears the scars of…

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Topics: NASA, Space

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  1. ScienceDaily · Top Science — NASA spots a giant patch of Moon-like rock on Earth