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Here comes the Sun: NAU planetary scientists find evidence of solar-driven change on the Moon

Posted by Author on Source on August 23, 2021

Christian Tai Udovicic

A new study led by Northern Arizona University doctoral candidate Christian J. Tai Udovicic, in collaboration with associate professor Christopher Edwards, both of NAU’s Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, uncovered important clues to help understand the surprisingly active lunar surface. In an article recently published in Geophysical Research Letters, the scientists found that solar radiation could be a more important source of lunar iron nanoparticles than previously thought.

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