#MOON'S ATMOSPHERE PRIMARILY FORMED BY #METEORITE IMPACTS.
Scientists from MIT and the University of Chicago have determined that the moon's atmosphere, or exosphere, is primarily sustained by impact vaporization.
Meteorites and micrometeoroids bombard the moon's surface, vaporizing atoms that form a tenuous atmosphere.
By analyzing lunar soil samples from NASA's Apollo missions, researchers found that 70% of the lunar atmosphere results from meteorite impacts, while 30% comes from solar wind ion sputtering.
This discovery highlights the importance of impact vaporization in shaping the lunar atmosphere and the moon's history.
Source: Science Daily
Media Source: NASA
Scientists from MIT and the University of Chicago have determined that the moon's atmosphere, or exosphere, is primarily sustained by impact vaporization.
Meteorites and micrometeoroids bombard the moon's surface, vaporizing atoms that form a tenuous atmosphere.
By analyzing lunar soil samples from NASA's Apollo missions, researchers found that 70% of the lunar atmosphere results from meteorite impacts, while 30% comes from solar wind ion sputtering.
This discovery highlights the importance of impact vaporization in shaping the lunar atmosphere and the moon's history.
Source: Science Daily
Media Source: NASA
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