Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) say this could be because Earth’s atmosphere is helping, which, in other words, means that Earth’s atmosphere could also be protecting the Moon. , according to the statement.
ISRO’s maiden mission to the Moon has sent images showing that the Moon may be rusting the poles. The sign of this finding is that, although the surface of the Moon is known to have iron-rich rocks, the presence of water and oxygen, which are the two elements necessary to interact with iron to create rust, is not known.
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Images sent back by Chandrayaan-1, India’s first lunar mission, suggest that the Moon may be rusting the poles, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday. Chandrayaan-1 was launched in 2008.
ISRO’s maiden mission to the Moon has sent images showing that the Moon may be rusting the poles. The sign of this finding is that while the surface of the Moon is known to have iron-rich rocks, the presence of water and oxygen, which are the two elements necessary to interact with iron to create rust, is not known, she said. Singh, who is the Minister of State for the Space Department.
Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) say this could be because Earth’s atmosphere is helping, which, in other words, means that Earth’s atmosphere could also be protecting the Moon. , according to the statement.
The Chandrayaan-1 Moon data indicates that the Moon’s poles are harboring water, this is what scientists are trying to figure out, the statement added.
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