{"id":62318,"date":"2020-09-08T18:36:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T15:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/scientists-stunned-after-discovering-rust-on-the-moon\/"},"modified":"2020-09-08T18:36:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T15:36:00","slug":"scientists-stunned-after-discovering-rust-on-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/scientists-stunned-after-discovering-rust-on-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"#Scientists stunned after discovering \u2018rust\u2019 on the moon"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Scientists stunned after discovering \u2018rust\u2019 on the moon<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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\n By Chris Ciaccia, Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

September 8, 2020 |<\/span> 11:36am <\/p>\n

\n A newly published study notes that the moon is \u201crusting,\u201d leaving experts perplexed by the discovery.<\/p>\n

The research, published in Science<\/a> Advances, notes that the rust may be a result of water discovered on the moon, but it\u2019s still shocking, given the lack of oxygen and dearth of water on Earth\u2019s celestial satellite.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very puzzling,\u201d the study\u2019s lead author, Shuai Li of the University of Hawaii, said in a statement. \u201cThe moon is a terrible environment for hematite to form in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Li was looking at data from the JPL Moon Mineralogy Mapp<\/a>er when the researcher realized the instrument detected \u201cspectra \u2013 or light reflected off surfaces \u2013 that revealed the moon\u2019s poles had a very different composition than the rest of it,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n

The polar surfaces showed spectra that matched the mineral hematite (Fe2O3), according to the study\u2019s abstract.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough oxidizing processes have been speculated to operate on the lunar surface and form ferric iron\u2013bearing minerals, unambiguous detections of ferric minerals forming under highly reducing conditions on the moon have remained elusive,\u201d the researchers wrote in the study\u2019s abstract. \u201cOur 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The blue areas in this composite image from the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) aboard the Indian Space Research Organization\u2019s Chandrayaan-1 orbiter show water concentrated at the Moon\u2019s poles. Homing in on the spectra of rocks there, researcher found signs of hematite, a form of rust.<\/span>ISRO\/NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/Brown University<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rust, which is also known as iron oxide, gives Mars its reddish color.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt first, I totally didn\u2019t believe it. It shouldn\u2019t exist based on the conditions present on the moon,\u201d study co-author, NASA JPL planetary geoscientist Abigail Fraeman, added. \u201cBut since we discovered water on the moon, people have been speculating that there could be a greater variety of minerals than we realize if that water had reacted with rocks.\u201d<\/p>\n

With no atmosphere providing oxygen on the moon and the sun\u2019s solar wind delivering hydrogen \u2014 which should act as a \u201creducer\u201d to prevent oxidation \u2014 scientists are baffled where the rust is coming from. However, they believe it could stem from Earth, given the moon does have \u201ctrace amounts of oxygen\u201d thanks to Earth\u2019s magnetic field.<\/p>\n

The hematite that was discovered is not near any of the water ice that has been discovered so far on the moon, adding another layer of complexity to the findings. The scientists suggested that the dust particles hitting the moon could free up water molecules to interact with the hematite, but further research is needed to see if that\u2019s correct.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt could be that little bits of water and the impact of dust particles are allowing iron in these bodies to rust,\u201d Fraeman explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis discovery will reshape our knowledge about the moon\u2019s polar regions,\u201d Li added in another statement. \u201cEarth may have played an important role on the evolution of the moon\u2019s surface.\u201d<\/p>\n

The moon has been a source of fascination for humanity for eons and since the Apollo space missions of the mid-20th-century, humanity\u2019s knowledge about our celestial satellite has increased significantly.<\/p>\n

Scientists recently learned that the moon loses water when meteoroids smack its surface, according to a study published in March 2019.<\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s ARTEMIS mission also revealed that solar winds greatly impact the lunar surface and expose it to radiation from the sun, leaving scars on the surface, akin to a \u201csunburn,\u201d due to the moon\u2019s weak magnetic field.<\/p>\n

A separate study published in August 2019 suggested the moon was 100 million years older than previously believed, basing their findings on analyzing the lunar rocks taken by the Apollo astronauts.<\/p>\n

A study published in January 2019 suggested that a 4.1-billion-year-old chunk of Earth may have been found and dug up on the moon by Apollo astronauts.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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