Moon rocks brought back to Earth were collected from two general regions on the

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Moon rocks brought back to Earth were collected from two general regions on the lunar surface: the maria and the highlands. These rocks fall into three groups: mare basalts, highland breccias, and highland igneous rocks. The (Selet nswer are oldest. highland breccias highland igneous rocks mare basalts The Select answer are youngest. Mare Basalt The above image is of a lunar basaltic rock, formed from a solidified lava flow. Collected by the Apollo 15 astronauts, this type of basalt typifies the surface rock of the lunar maria. For more information about this image, go to Resources: Help With This Topic. (NASA)

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The highland igneous rocks are older because it was formed by volcanic activity but the mare basalt was the product of volcanic activity. And highlands breccias are parts of highland igneous rocks.

Similarly mare basalt are youngest.

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