Moon Was Once A Fiery Ball Of Molten Rock: ISRO Confirms In New Study

The team has published the first scientific results from the instruments that flew to the Moon onboard the Pragyan Rover.

The Moon we see today was once a hot and fiery ball of molten rock a big finding being confirmed by the science team of ISRO's Chandrayaan-3.

The team has published the first scientific results from the instruments that flew to the Moon onboard the Pragyan Rover. The landmark paper has been published today in the prestigious British scientific journal. Nature, which publishes only significant scientific breakthroughs.

The lead author of the paper, Dr Santosh V. Vadawale, a scientist at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad who led the team of nearly three dozen scientists said "By analysing the lunar soil, our team confirms that the Moon was once a molten ball of rock some 4.4 billion years ago, soon after its birth."