Computer model shows moon's core surrounded by liquid and it's caused by Earth's gravity
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 09:01
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers with team members from China, the U.S. and Japan has created a computer model that shows that the moon is not solid all the way through—instead, it shows a liquid layer surrounding the core. In their paper published in the journal Nature Geoscience, the team suggests the liquid layer, if it's really there, is caused by friction due to Earth's gravity.