Mysterious moon rust explained by oxygen coming from Earth’s ‘wind’
by Krystal Kasal, Phys.org edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notesThe chemical and microstructure characteristics of O-irradiated magnetite (Mag) after H-implantation. Credit: Geophysical Research Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1029/2025gl116170 In 2020, scientists reported the detection of hematite, an iron oxide mineral otherwise known as rust, distributed through the higher latitudes of the moon, particularly on the nearside. This came as […]