Tuesday, 5 March 2019

Solar Wind Leaves 'Sunburn' Scars on the Moon

Solar Wind Leaves 'Sunburn' Scars on the Moon

People on Earth who've gotten sunburns are familiar with the sun's powerful rays — but the moon suffers from sunburn, too. Some regions of the lunar surface exhibit a distinctive pattern of darker and lighter swirls. Using NASA's ARTEMIS mission — which stands for Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon's Interaction with the Sun — astronomers have revealed new clues about the origin of these swirls.

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