Electric sparks may alter evolution of lunar soil

Thursday, August 21, 2014 - 15:11 in Astronomy & Space

The moon appears to be a tranquil place, but new modeling suggests that, over the eons, periodic storms of solar energetic particles may have significantly altered the properties of the soil in the moon's coldest craters through the process of sparking -- a finding that could change our understanding of the evolution of planetary surfaces in the solar system.

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