The structure was found on an area of the moon called the Mafic Mound, which stands 2600 feet tall and is 47 miles across ...

A giant mound near the Moon’s south pole appears to be a volcanic structure unlike any other found on the lunar surface, according to new research. The formation, known as Mafic Mound, stands ...

A distinct type of volcanic activity -- not seen elsewhere on the moon -- is responsible for Mafic Mound, a geologic feature found on the lunar south pole.

The mafic or basaltic magma, which is only about 45 to 55 percent silicon dioxide, can be a very hot 1,832 to 2,192 degrees Fahrenheit. Molten rock that glows red is probably in the felsic ...

Volcanic Identification. ... First compare the "Ashfall Data" with information about three main types of magma (mafic, intermediate, felsic) listed in the "Magma and Eruption Characteristics" chart.

image: Volcanic processes touched off by a massive impact appear to have created Mafic Mound, a strange feature near the moon's south pole. view more Credit: NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University ...