Chinese scientists detect 41 new lunar landslides, mostly triggered by moonquakes
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Chinese researchers discovered 41 new lunar landslides since 2009, primarily triggered by moonquakes rather than asteroid impacts. These smaller landslides occur on steep slopes and suggest the moon remains geologically active. Moonquakes may cause more damage than equivalent earthquakes because lunar seismic waves travel farther without water to absorb shock, challenging previous beliefs that lunar activity had ceased and informing future mission safety planning.
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