Mysterious "Lunar Swirls" Point to Moon's Volcanic, Magnetic Past
Thursday, September 6, 2018 - 23:40
in Astronomy & Space
The mystery behind lunar swirls, one of the solar system's most beautiful optical anomalies, may finally be solved thanks to a joint Rutgers University and University of California Berkeley study. The solution hints at the dynamism of the moon's ancient past as a place with volcanic activity and an internally generated magnetic field. It also challenges our picture of the moon's existing geology.