Parts of the Moon’s surface ‘200 million years older than previously thought’

Parts of the Moon’s surface are around 200 million years older than previously thought, research suggests (Ben Birchall/PA)

Scientists have reset the clock for craters on the Moon, meaning that parts of its surface are around 200 million years older than had been previously thought.

Researchers from Norway and France have found a way of co-ordinating and recalibrating different systems of dating the surface of the Earth’s satellite.