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Japanese researchers have found evidence of the moon’s carbon emissions, and the results call into question the theory of the birth of the celestial body to date. In a study published in the scientific journal Science Advances Jokota Soicsiro, a researcher and staff from the University of Osaka processed the data from the Kaguja lunar probe and presented the conclusions drawn from them. Scientists have discovered that the Moon emits carbon ions across its entire surface.
The researchers developed the theory of the formation of the Moon after the Moon Missions of the 1960s and ’70s brought moon rocks to Earth. In recent years, the theory that the Moon arose from material that exploded as debris when a larger planet collided with young Earth has been accepted.
The formation of the Moon could have taken place differently.
Part of the current theory is based on data from moon rocks. These suggested that volatile carbon evaporates from the Moon as a result of the heat generated by the once-high-impact impact of a celestial body the size of Mars. Now, however, it appears that ancient carbon is embedded in the Moon’s surface, which may require a change in the Moon’s birth theory, according to science and education news portal PhysOrg.com.
Scientists have been studying Cagua data for a year and a half with a focus on carbon ion emissions. They have concluded that the Moon emits more carbon than previously thought and more than can be attributed to carbon coming from outside, for example, through collisions with the solar wind or meteorites. “The emissions are slightly larger than the amount from space,” said Jokota. That is why the research team believes that the Moon has its own carbon reserves.
Furthermore, some parts of the celestial body emit more carbon than others: the basalt plains, for example, emit more than the mountains. The researchers say this is because these flat areas are made up of younger material and therefore emit more carbon because they are exposed to the effects of space for a shorter time, Jokota said. The older regions were already exposed to various impacts, so much of the coal here had already been lost.
The scientists’ results suggest that the Moon contains large amounts of ancient carbon below its surface and is probably there since the Moon’s formation. For now, it is a mystery how coal could be preserved in the very hot state of young Luna. The discovery that there is still volatile carbon on the Moon may also mean that milder-than-expected temperatures prevailed on Earth at the time of its formation.
The discovery suggests that the Moon contains volatile carbon that dates back to the time of its formation, billions of years ago. Volatile compounds have a lower boiling point and are generally present in the crust or atmosphere of rocky planets. Until now, they were thought to be found on the Moon only in small numbers.
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