Earth is making the Moon rust, scientists find – The Independent

Researchers have discovered that the moon is rusting, and Earth is partially responsible for causing it.
A new paper, studying data from the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Chandrayaan-1 orbiter, reveals that the moons poles have a significantly different composition than the rest.
Studying the light reflected from the poles, the University of Hawaiis Shuai Li found the spectral signature for hematite.
Hematite is a form of iron oxide, commonly known as rust; however, in order for iron t…

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