Moon is rusting and Earth might be to blame: Scientists stunned by Haematite discovery at lunar poles

The Moon seems to be unusual and the world may play a role. Researchers reported that on the surface of the moon, especially near the poles, a form of hematitis, a form of iron oxide, commonly known as rust. Scientists stated that there was a surprise in discovery, because the pass is formed in the presence of both oxygen and water, which is typically considered to be scarce in the month.

According to a report in Nature, Ziliang Jin, a planetary scientist of Macau Science and Technology University, suggested that these findings could give information about the Moon’s connection with the Earth. Jin and his colleagues elaborate their observations in the geophysical research letters at the beginning of this month.

The study shows that oxygen from the world atmosphere can reach the moon. It is known that the loaded particles from the sun often bomb the world and the bear.
However, during the periods between the Earth between the Sun and the Moon, most of the month, most of the solar particle is blocked. During this time, it is reported that the moon is mainly exposed to particles caused by the world atmosphere, which is sometimes a phenomenon called “wind of the world ..

Sky at Night Magazine, Earth’in Magnetil’in reported that the role in this process, he said. By blocking most of the solar wind, Magnetisail may reduce hydrogen bombardment and allow oxidation to occur on the surface of the moon during certain phases of the month.

It was reported that laboratory experiments tested this idea using a soil wind simulation. Scientists accelerated hydrogen and oxygen ions to high energies and led them to the single crystals of iron -rich minerals, similar to those who were in the month. While some of the crystals reported that they have become hematics after exposure to high -energy oxygen, Shuai Li, a planetary scientist at Hawaii University in Manoa, who managed the 2020 work, reported that he described the experiment as a “great experiment, and reported the experiment in India. Hematitis near the lunar poles. The study suggests that understanding the passing of the rust on the moon may have practical effects for future lunar duties, including equipment design and resource use.

Researchers concluded that their findings provide a possible explanation for the formation and distribution of moon hematitis in their study titled ‘Wind -Guided Hematitis Formation on the Lunar surface’. They also stated that these results could show long -term material exchange between the Earth and the Moon.

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