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Moon

A grayscale image of the Moon’s surface shows bumps, ridges, and craters on the Moon’s farside.
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Rare Granite Body Discovered on Moon’s Farside

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 16 August 202316 August 2023

The granite couldn’t have formed the same way that it does on Earth—with liquid water and plate tectonics. So how did it get there?

View of the half-illuminated Moon surrounded by black space
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Visualizing the Deep Insides of Planets and Moons

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 10 August 202314 August 2023

A novel method uses gravity data to determine where density anomalies lie inside planetary bodies.

Cross-section of the Moon with interior structures labeled.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

A Mystery About the Moon’s Deep Interior Endures

by Laurent G. J. Montési 25 July 202318 July 2023

Geophysical data has suggested that the base of the Moon’s mantle is partially molten or contains ilmenite, but an improved rheology model puts the existence of this layer in doubt.

A close-up image of the Moon showing a single large crater surrounded by a field of smaller craters
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Decrypting Lunar Craters Quickly and Easily

by Saima May Sidik 14 July 202314 July 2023

Machine learning can reveal the stories written in the marks on the Moon.

An orange “doughnut,” the plasmasphere, encircles Earth, with curved lines representing Earth’s magnetic field arcing through it and the Moon in the background.
Posted inNews

Tides Ripple Across Earth’s Plasma “Donut”

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 4 April 20234 April 2023

Interactions between lunar gravity and the terrestrial magnetic field may cause a 90° offset from the Moon’s position in its orbit.

Researchers study banded iron formations in Karijini National Park, Western Australia.
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A Day in the Life Used to Be 17 Hours

by Emily Shepherd 10 November 202211 November 2022

The Moon was a lot closer to Earth 2.46 billion years ago, and the shorter distance contributed to shorter days.

Wireframe view of the Mare Tranquillitatis pit.
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The Shape of Pits on the Moon

by Laurent G. J. Montési 24 August 202222 August 2023

Three-dimensional reconstructions enable virtual exploration of pits on the Moon.

Black-and-white satellite image of a pit crater on the Moon.
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Caves Offer Temperate Hope for Future Moon Exploration

by Stacy Kish 22 August 202224 March 2023

Large caves near the Moon’s equator maintain a temperate, stable daily temperature around 17°C.

Illustration of two spacecraft near the Moon, with Earth in the background.
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Moon’s Porosity Changes Cratering History, Study Says

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 3 August 20224 October 2022

Gravity field measurements from decade-old lunar orbiter provide a proxy for counting craters.

Planta Arabidopsis de dos semanas cultivada en un regolito lunar. La planta es pequeña y ella y el regolito se encuentran al centro de la imagen dentro de un recipiente de cristal transparente.
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El suelo lunar permite cultivar plantas

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 1 June 202227 March 2023

Plantas cultivadas en regolito lunar recolectado por las misiones Apollo crecieron con éxito desde la semilla hasta el retoño, brindando así información sobre las futuras perspectivas de la agricultura lunar.

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