A new study has presented evidence that as the Moon’s interior gradually cools and shrinks, it is causing moonquakes and faults. Some of these faults are being generated near the south pole of the Moon, not far from the landing site of India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission. NASA also plans to land the Artemis 3 mission in …
According to a recent study published in The Planetary Science Journal on January 25, the Moon has shrunk over 150 feet in its circumference while the core of the Moon gradually cooled during the same period. The continuation of the shrinking process of the Moon is leading to the forming of moonquakes, the study revealed. …
The Moon is shrinking, as per a recent study. According to the study, Earth’s moon is gradually shrinking and its circumference has reduced over 150 feet in the last few hundred million years as its interior cooled. This contraction induces surface creases and faults, resembling the wrinkles of a raisin. Yet, unlike a raisin, the …