The findings uncover details of the internal structure of the moon that were previously hidden.
. The findings uncover details of the internal structure of the moon that were previously hidden and could explain why iron-rich materials are present in the lunar crust.
The investigation of the moon's deep interior was conducted by scientists from the CNRS, Université Côte d'Azur, the Côte d'Azur Observatory, Sorbonne Université, and the Paris Observatory-PSL and follows in the footsteps of theof Earth's natural satellite is still something of a puzzle to scientists, and debates still surround the nature of its deeper layers — debates that this study could settle.
In addition to this discovery, the researchers also found evidence that supports the idea that material in a layer between the moon's core and its crust called the mantle moved around as the moon has evolved since its formation. The process, which is called lunar mantle overturn, could explain why iron-rich elements are found at the surface of the moon, as the mantle material would be carried upwards as volcanic rock left in the
. The materials in this rock that were too dense would then sink back through the lighter crust material to the core-mantle boundary.
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