Mysterious ‘lunar swirls’ point to moon’s volcanic, magnetic past0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 11, 2018
Unique patterns, visible from backyard telescopes, may be produced by strongly magnetized lava
Unique patterns, visible from backyard telescopes, may be produced by strongly magnetized lava
A team of planetary scientists from Brown University and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has mapped the mineralogy of the South Pole-Aitken basin, a vast impact structure on the far side of the Moon. Published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, the findings could help guide future exploration of the basin.