Earth’s Oxygen Could be Making the Moon Rust

Earth’s Oxygen Could be Making the Moon Rust
By Evan Gough

It takes oxygen to make iron rust. So when scientists discovered hematite spread widely through lunar high latitudes, they were surprised. How did that happen? A new study suggests that oxygen from Earth could be playing a role in rusting the Moon. Hematite, also spelled haematite, is an iron oxide with the formula Fe2O3. It’s …

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September 10, 2020 at 04:02AM
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