The moon, the biggest difference between the two faces: perhaps a mystery that has lasted 60 years

The moon is despised by two faces: the known one, the “looking” towards the earth, and the dark one, the so-called “dark side of the moon”. They are famous for being completely different, perhaps this mystery that has lasted since the Apollo missions can finally be solved.

They have been there for the past few hours Published simulations in the journal Science Advances Developed by researchers at Brown University in collaboration with the University of Burdwan, the Moon and Planetary Science Laboratory in Arizona, Stanford University and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JBL). The first sighting of the distant surface took place 1959Soviet study Luna 3 showed the whole world how “Dark side”, Characterized by solid dark, hard and thousands of grooves. For more than 60 years, scientists have been trying to understand why this side of the moon is completely different from the visible side, perhaps the one we face. The solution to the mystery.

NASA, the mystery of the two faces released? Answers from an interesting new study

“The answer, according to a new study – writes the RaiNews site – is that if we look at our satellite, it will be accurate in the nuances that are the result of ancient volcanic activity”. In detail, the mystery is revealed How the South Pole-Aidken Basin (SPA) was formed, I.e., which is the largest and oldest lunar meteorite crater. Its formation is the event that determines the evolution of the Moon, and computer simulations of what might have happened billions of years ago, before the lunar surface was affected by volcanic activity, were found to be “radiation by its impact”. May have created conditions for the formation of abnormal asymmetries in the lunar mantle.

According to this study, SPA would have made an impact A large plum Then the heat radiating into the moon. The same Bloom will bring some objects to the visible side of our satellite and contribute to the concentration of those elements Volcano This created volcanic plains on the nearby face. Matt Jones A Brown University resident added: “We know that large impacts, such as the formation of the SPA, will generate more heat. The question is how that heat affected the inner dynamics of the moon. What we are showing is that no matter what state SPA is formed in, the concentration of the heat-generating elements in the vicinity will still be determined. What we think is, it contributed to the melting of the mantle that forms the lava we see on the surface.