A newly published study notes that the moon is "rusting," leaving experts perplexed by the discovery. It shouldn't exist based on the conditions present on the moon," study co-author, NASA JPL planetary geoscientist Abigail Fraeman, added. "But since we discovered water on the moon, people have been speculating that there could be a greater variety of minerals than we realize if that water had reacted with rocks." Scientists recently learned that the moon loses water when meteoroids smack its surface, according to a study published in March 2019. A study published in January 2019 suggested that a 4.1-billion-year-old chunk of Earth may have been found and dug up on the moon by Apollo astronauts.

Source: Fox News September 06, 2020 11:48 UTC