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NASA’s spacecraft discovered signs of geological activity on the moon. Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) transmitted images of how the surface of the moon is transformed, forming valleys in several small areas. Spacecraft NASA has discovered signs of geological activity on the moon. Apparatus Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) transmitted images as transformed the surface of the moon, forming valleys on several its small sections. Scientists suggest that this geological activity occurred less than 50 million years ago – total nothing by cosmological standards, given her age, which is over 4.5 billion years old. NASA astronomers team during high resolution image analysis drew attention to specific trenches indicating ruptures of the lunar crust. These linear valleys, known as grabens, form on the surface in the result of stretching and tearing the crust of a planet or other celestial body. Several relatively fresh grabens have been found. over the entire surface of the moon. Researchers have suggested that the moon now shrinking due to cooling of the still hot core. So grabens serve as a kind of “measuring tool”, allowing to evaluate the strength of this compression. According to experts, the compression force of the moon is small, which means that unlike the planets Earth group, the moon did not completely melt at the dawn of its formation. Most likely, it was only covered by oceans molten rock. Grabens became a surprise discovery for scientists. They show that the moon is still geologically active and rethinking of some ideas about our satellite is required the planet. Scientists will continue to observe the grabens and will to control their growth, in order to create a detailed model the behavior of the moon.
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