Hot Spot on the Moon: Granite Batholith Found Below Surface, ft. Dr. Matt Siegler

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We asked Dr. Matt Siegler from the Planetary Science Institute three questions about the discovery of a "hot spot" under the lunar surface, which was found using data collected by China's Chang'e 1 and 2 orbiters.
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@zapfanzapfan 8 месяцев назад

So, we can have granite counter tops in our Lunar apartments without shipping them from Earth? Sweet!

@jim.franklin 8 месяцев назад

There is little water on the lunar surface, but there could be reserves of hydrated minerals below the surface, this could help lower temperatures of rocks to allow for the results observed. Too often we assume the Moon is dry and barren, and too often research data forces us to rethink.

@friendlyone2706 2 месяца назад

Coming up: Fist heat flow observations in 50 years? Anything to reveal about the room temperature lunar shafts?

@y09297 8 месяцев назад

Could it be radioactive decay?

@SETIInstitute 8 месяцев назад

From their press release: “Using an instrument looking at microwave wavelengths - longer than infrared - sent to the Moon on both the Chinese Chang’E 1 and 2 orbiters, we have been able to map temperatures below the surface. What we found was that one of these suspected volcanoes, known as Compton-Belkovich, was absolutely glowing at microwave wavelengths,” Siegler said. “What this means is that it is hot, not necessarily at the surface, as you would see in infrared, but under the surface. The only way to explain this is from extra heat coming from somewhere below the feature within the deeper lunar crust. So Compton-Belkovich, thought to be a volcano, is also hiding a large heat source below it.”

@friendlyone2706 2 месяца назад

Maybe we don't understand Earth's granite as much as we think we do?