Chang'e-6 Reveals Ancient Impacts Reshaped Moon's Interior Deeply

• China's Chang’e-6 mission brought rare lunar rock samples from the Moon's far side, specifically the South Pole Aitken basin.
• Scientists found strange chemical associations and altered potassium isotope ratios in the samples, indicating exposure to extreme heat and forceful impacts.
• The findings suggest the South Pole Aitken impact was extraordinarily intense, penetrating deep into the Moon's mantle and causing internal heating and convection.
• This deep impact redefined the Moon's internal chemistry and volcanic activity, permanently changing its evolution.
• The discoveries help explain the differences between the Moon's near and far sides and redefine planetary formation theories, with implications for Earth and Mars.