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In this paper, the Chang\u2019E-2 Microwave Sounder (CELMS) data was employed to study the microwave thermal emission features of mare basalts in Moscoviense Basin. The time angle and linear interpolation method are used to generate the brightness temperature (TB) maps at noon and night, as well as the TB difference (dTB) map. The obtained important results are as follows. (1) A new geologic map is generated with the TB and dTB maps using the maximum likelihood method, which gives a new expression about the basaltic units in Mare Moscoviense compared to the optical results; (2) the substrate temperature of Moscoviense Basin is likely warmer than what we know; (3) unit Ihtm (a Late (?) 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