A group of Japanese scientists, specifically from the University of Osaka, carried out a detailed study on the craters of the Moon. In this study, they managed to discover data that relates our natural satellite to Earth. It is an event that occurred before the first billion years of existence of both bodies.
What do the craters of the Moon say ?: This is a characteristic that is related to the meteorite crash. So, due to the closeness of both rocky bodies, shouldn’t Earth have more such ‘wounds’? If you suffered them, but having the presence of an atmosphere, the erosion is hiding these details. However, the Moon, lacking this component, keeps its craters intact.
Thanks to this explained phenomenon, scientists in Osaka were able to detail the exact age of the lunar craters. The Daily Mail reported that experts used data from the Terrain camera on the Kaguya lunar orbiter spacecraft. With this information, they focused on 59 holes on the surface of the Moon.
The Age of Moon Craters
With all the information in hand, these scientists determined that the lunar craters were made approximately 800 million years ago. Event that affected both the Moon and Earth, in a meteorite bombardment suffered by both rocky bodies.
According to the aforementioned portal, the Earth received millions of millions of tons of rubble. A figure that is 60 times more than what our planet received when the extinction of the dinosaurs occurred. This fact was recorded much earlier. When this event occurred, the evolution of cellular organisms was just beginning on our planet. While the plants already had their roots established. “It was a time of great climate change on Earth,” said Professor Kentaro Terada of the University of Osaka.