A new study suggests that the Earth may be the mysterious and unexpected source of water on the Moon's surface.
Understanding the distribution of water on the Moon is vital if we want to one day settle our little satellite. As such, finding ways to explain the origin of dense water ice we may one day use is going to provide us with even more of an understanding of how the Moon formed and how we can use it to our advantage going forward.was led by researchers from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa.
The plasma sheet the researchers believe could be aiding the creation of water ice on the Moon is essentially a place within the magnetosphere where electrons and other particles become trapped. These ions and electrons are sourced from both the Earth and solar wind, and the researchers believe that these electrons and ions bombard the surface of the Moon, causing water ice to form in those PSRs.
Future research aims to monitor the plasma environment and water content on the lunar polar surface when the Moon is experiencing different phases, which could help provide even more evidence of Earth’s magnetosphere’s role in creating water ice on the Moon. Missions like
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