X-rays illuminate the interior of the Moon
Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 15:30
in Astronomy & Space
Unlike Earth, the Moon has no active volcanoes. This is surprising as liquid magma is believed to exist deep inside the Moon. Scientists have now found that this hot, molten rock could actually be so dense that it is too heavy to rise to the surface. For this experiment, microscopic reproductions of moon rock were put at the extremely high pressures and temperatures found inside the Moon and their densities measured with powerful X-rays.