Carbon emissions on the moon put theory of moon birth in doubt

Phys.org ^ | May 7, 2020 | by Bob Yirka ,

[BenLurkin]

A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Japan has found evidence of embedded carbon emissions on the moon. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes their study of carbon data from the KAGUYA lunar orbiter and what they learned from it.

The work involved studying a year and a half of data from the KAGUYA lunar orbiter, focusing specifically on carbon emissions. They found that the moon was emitting more carbon than has been thought, and more than could be accounted for by new carbon additions, such as the solar wind or collisions with micrometeoroids. They also found that some parts of the moon have been emitting more carbon than others—the basaltic plains, for example, emit more carbon than the highlands. The researchers suggest this is because surface material on the plains is newer than material in the highlands and thus has had less time to vaporize.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Oh no! Global warming has reached to the moon!

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Its those damned SUVs.

[DannyTN]

That’s ridiculous!
The moon wasn’t born, it was laid.
When it hatches, we are all in trouble.

[rktman]

Lunar Rover ATV and NASA ruin the moon!!!!! Fail to gather trash prior to departure. Cue grrrrrreta......

[ClearCase_guy]

The culprit

[jeffc]

Is that why moon dust/rocks smell like gunpowder?

[G Larry]

Somebody left the lunar rover running!

[G Larry]

Somebody left the lunar rover running!

[montag813]

Get ready for the Trump Moon Boom starting around 2022!

[myerson]

I thought the moon is hollow. Ancient Aliens, ya know.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BenLurkin.

They found that the moon was emitting more carbon than has been thought, and more than could be accounted for by new carbon additions, such as the solar wind or collisions with micrometeoroids. They also found that some parts of the moon have been emitting more carbon than others—the basaltic plains, for example, emit more carbon than the highlands. The researchers suggest this is because surface material on the plains is newer than material in the highlands and thus has had less time to vaporize.

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[Eric in the Ozarks]

Recalling my ‘54 Chevy.
Never changed the oil.
Just kept adding...

[SunkenCiv]

Is it even possible? Yes, it is.

[ConservativeInPA]

So this accounts for lunar warming.

[ConservativeMind]

Moonies are burning fossil fuels in their underground tunnels.

[attiladhun2]

With old chevies you didn’t need to ever change the oil because they leaked so much the added oil WAS the oil change.

[Rinnwald]

[Magnum44]

Speaking of lunar emmisions...

[Go Gordon]

Oh no! Global warming has reached to the moon!

Lunar Warming.