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Ep 224: Detailed maps of young lunar faults now give the clearest measure yet of how much the moon…
Fascinating Frontiers 🚀 Fascinating Frontiers - Space & Astronomy News Detailed maps of young lunar faults now give the clearest measure yet of how much the moon has contracted while cooling. Lunar fault maps reveal how much the moon is shrinking — Phys.org Space A new study of young tectonic landforms on the moon offers the most detailed estimate yet of how much the moon has contracted as its interior gradually cooled over time. The work focuses on recent fault activity rather than older, degraded features. Researchers mapped scarps and other structures formed as the moon lost heat and its…
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