Lab-created 'moon' rock could help scientists interpret lunar data and explore how water might form on the moon

Lab-created 'moon' rock could help scientists interpret lunar data and explore how water might form on the moon

The moon may look unchanged from afar, but its surface is constantly reshaped by microscopic impacts and a steady stream of particles from the sun, a process known as space weathering. Now, Georgia Tech researchers have recreated one of those weathering sources, solar wind, in the lab—offering new insight into how the lunar surface evolves. Their work is published in The Planetary Science Journal.