‘Moon is shrinking’: What it means for astronauts, lunar missions
A new research has brought to light a fascinating yet challenging phenomenon regarding our Moon: it is gradually shrinking. This contraction, a result of the Moon’s cooling interior, is causing the lunar surface to wrinkle, akin to a raisin drying out. These wrinkles, scientifically referred to as “thrust faults,” are fundamentally changing the Moon’s topography.As … Read more
