Is Earth’s oxygen rusting the Moon? – The Boar

To the surprise of many planetary scientists, rust has been found on the Moon. New research from the University of Hawaii, published in Science Advances, suggests that it is indeed there.Conditions on our natural satellite do not favour the creation of rust, and examining why it is there could have significant impact on our knowledge of both the Moon and the Earths past.
To begin, theres a simple question what is rust? When iron is exposed to oxygen and liquid water, it becomes a form of iron oxide…

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