Source: Dubai – Arabic.net
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For a long time, how the moon formed an orbit of research among astronomers among hypotheses and theories. However, the most common theory is that the moon formed after a space object the size of Mars collided with the Earth, forming a ring of rock debris surrounding the Earth, and this debris gradually gathered to form one rock body belonging to the Earth.
But a new study by scientists confirms that the moon contains more minerals than previously thought, which refutes this theory.
The discovery came after the collection of new information from the data sent by the NASA spacecraft that was sent to visit the moon, according to the British newspaper “The Independent”.
Fine dust
The researchers also reached this discovery after taking radar images of fine dust at the bottom of the craters on the moon using a device aboard the orbiter, orbiting around the moon so that it can study its surface. They found that the dust seemed to indicate that the surface of the moon’s surface was richer in minerals than previously thought.
In addition, fine dust may be materials released from the surface of the moon, after being met by meteors. The deeper lunar craters contain more minerals than the deeper craters or craters, leading researchers to conclude that this may be the case in the depths of the moon as well.
Mystery around the moon
Scientists have previously worked hard to calculate that the moon has a higher concentration of Earth than iron oxides. However, the new study confirms that the concentration of minerals in the moon may be greater than previously thought, which increases the mystery of how the moon is formed.
It may also be possible that the collision that formed the moon was more severe and devastating than previously thought, and therefore the moon formed from pieces of the deepest depths of the earth or that the collision occurred when the Earth was younger and covered with magma oceans.
“By knowing the quantities of minerals contained in the inner layers of the moon, scientists can come to know how it forms and develops and how it contributes to preserving life on Earth,” said Essam Haji, a California electrical and computer engineering researcher at the University of California Viterbi, who led the study.
To this, Hajji added: “Our solar system alone includes more than 200 satellites, and by understanding the crucial role that these moons play in the evolution and evolution of the planets around them, they can provide us with deeper insights about the possibility of extraterrestrial life and how that life might look “.
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