Our mysterious and bright satellite, the Moon, never ceases to amaze scientists and ordinary inhabitants of the Earth. We recently learned from ufologists that it turns out to have an alien base. Now the researchers surprised us again. They revealed new mysteries of the moon. It turns out that our natural satellite is not white at all. A powerful explosion also recently thundered on its surface. What caused it? How did it happen? Why are there mysterious flares on the moon? What color does the night star actually have? Today we will try to find out about this.
True color of the moon
Astronomy experts shocked the public with a surprising discovery. They said that the moonlight is not white at all. After lengthy research, American experts from the University of Arizona said that we, earthlings, perceive the color of cosmic bodies differently than they really are. Scientists analyzed samples of the lunar soil and found that the surface of the satellite is covered with a large layer of dust, so we see it as a white or gray object. But inside, if you dig three dozen centimeters deep, the satellite is multi-colored. Its color is dominated by pink, brown and light blue shades.
The colors of lunar rocks depend on the content of certain chemical elements in their composition, in particular, iron oxide and titanium dioxide. These substances have different reflectivity, because the soil on the moon can change its color from red to dark blue. In turn, the Sun, for example, is also not red or orange, and even less yellow, as we see it from the Earth. It has a brownish pink hue. But that's a completely different story.
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Lunar flares of unknown origin
Astronomers conducting regular observations of our "companion" say that mysterious phenomena similar to flares constantly occur on its surface. Researchers have learned the mysterious nature of this phenomenon, which has excited the minds of professional astronomers and enthusiasts.
Ufologists argued that, as always, aliens were to blame. They said that flares on the Moon are recorded due to the fact that alien ships land and "sail away" on it. However, many researchers found this version too unrealistic, so they proposed their hypothesis.
Experts believe that in fact, "flares" on the Moon occur due to the fact that the atmosphere of the satellite consists of very rarefied gases. As a result, lunar "clouds" are created in it, which periodically reflect the light of the Sun, creating the illusion of flares.
But this is not the only assumption. Other researchers attribute the mysterious flares to crystals that lie on the lunar surface. According to scientists, it is they who are capable of producing electrical forces. According to another version, the outbreaks may be associated with small meteorites falling on the moon.
Powerful explosion from a collision with a meteorite
NASA has confirmed a mysterious explosion on the lunar surface. It happened due to the collision of a natural satellite with a meteorite. Eyewitnesses say that they also saw this phenomenon in areas of the Earth where there was no cloudiness and the weather was clear. Scientists are concerned that a similar fate may await our planet. The weight of the body that "crashed" into the moon was four dozen kilograms. At the time of the collision, its speed was 90 thousand kilometers per hour. Experts noted that the force of impact at this speed can be compared with the explosion of ten cruise missiles. At the same time, there was a flash so bright that it can be compared with a 4th magnitude star.
After the "cut" and explosion, a dent formed on the lunar surface. But this is fully justified. Experts said that with a blow of such power, traces of the impact could not but appear on the satellite. If a body of small mass and diameter fell with great speed, a dent would have formed in any case. If this meteorite fell not on the moon, but, for example, on the earth, then it would have terrible consequences. A large rock would form a crater 20 meters deep. The blast wave from the process would be so powerful that it would be enough to destroy all life within our planet, and, naturally, to destroy human civilization.
Perhaps the meteorite that hit the moon was that cosmic body that was supposed to collide with our "cradle of life", but people were lucky again: due to the displacement of the trajectory of motion, this object crashed not into the Earth, but into its bright "friend" … The explosion on the moon of such power was the first in the last eight years. True, the threat of an attack on our planet by any cosmic body, for example, an asteroid, is still possible. Recall that experts promise us its fall tomorrow, July 11. But there are several options that can give humanity to be saved. Firstly, most of the cosmic bodies falling to the Earth burn up even in the upper balls of the atmosphere (which, unlike the Moon, has such a composition that it can burn asteroids and meteorites), without reaching its surface.
Nevertheless, we need to be careful, and also work on creating new methods of protecting the planet from falling cosmic bodies. For example, NASA has already launched systems of devices that are based in low-earth orbit. With the help of lasers and other technologies, they can smash a meteorite or asteroid into pieces outside our planet, preventing them from getting to Earth.
Natalie Lee