Summary:
- This article discusses new research that has rewritten the timeline of the Moon's impact history.
- Scientists analyzed a rock sample brought back from the Apollo 17 mission and found that it was formed by a large impact event on the Moon around 4.2 billion years ago.
- This finding challenges the previously held belief that the Moon experienced its most intense period of impacts, known as the Late Heavy Bombardment, around 3.9 billion years ago, suggesting the bombardment may have lasted much longer than previously thought.