Posted on 09/08/2020 6:41:37 AM PDT by Red Badger
The rust may be a result of the water discovered on the moon
A newly published study notes that the moon is "rusting," leaving experts perplexed by the discovery.
The research, published in Science Advances, notes that the rust may be a result of water discovered on the moon, but it's still shocking, given the lack of oxygen and dearth of water on Earth's celestial satellite.
"It's very puzzling," the study's lead author, Shuai Li of the University of Hawaii, said in a statement. "The moon is a terrible environment for hematite to form in."
Li was looking at data from the JPL Moon Mineralogy Mapper when the researcher realized the instrument detected "spectra - or light reflected off surfaces - that revealed the Moon's poles had a very different composition than the rest of it," the statement added.
The polar surfaces showed spectra that matched the mineral hematite (Fe2O3), according to the study's abstract.
"Although oxidizing processes have been speculated to operate on the lunar surface and form ferric iron–bearing minerals, unambiguous detections of ferric minerals forming under highly reducing conditions on the Moon have remained elusive," the researchers wrote in the study's abstract. "Our analyses of the Moon Mineralogy Mapper data show that hematite, a ferric mineral, is present at high latitudes on the Moon, mostly associated with east- and equator-facing sides of topographic highs, and is more prevalent on the nearside than the farside."
Rust, which is also known as iron oxide, gives Mars its reddish color.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
The blue areas in this composite image from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) aboard the Indian Space Research Organization's Chandrayaan-1 orbiter show water concentrated at the Moon's poles. Homing in on the spectra of rocks there, researcher found signs of hematite, a form of rust. Credit: ISRO/NASA/JPL-Caltech/Brown University/USGS
A little Bondo and she’ll be as good as new.
Shoulda used a good primer.
The moon has looked blood red lately from all the fires.
We should probably send a man to the moon to find out in person.
Powder coat it.
Or blow it out of orbit.
Evidence that the Moon is an ancient Death Star?
Does a day go by where “experts” who work for our government DON’T get caught with their pants down?
I would volunteer, but at 65 I’m a bit old................
Its a clear coat problem
They shouldn’t be surprised. Rusting is an iron law of nature.
I remember being taught, “there is no water on the moon. “
Funny how things change. Not even something as simple as the food pyramid has remained unchanged from when I went to school. Hell, when I was really young, I actually remember talk about “the coming ice age.” Then later it became “global warming,” and now finally it’s “climate change.” LOL
You would think that with all these experts and science they would have gotten something right.
There is no rusty side of the moon really, matter of fact it’s all rusty.
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