Moon Found To Have A Solid Core

Scientists from the University of Côte d’Azur in France and the Institute of Celestial Mechanics and Ephemeral Computations have found evidence that could solve one of the Moon’s most intriguing mysteries. By investigating the Moon’s core, the team developed a model to shed light on the inner geological structure of our moon.

In the study, results were obtained showing that the inner core of the Moon is solid. They also observed that the core consists of a metal with a density close to that of iron. The findings of the researcher named Arthur Briaud and his team were published in the journal Nature.

The core of the Moon is estimated to be 500 kilometers wide.

The analysis also revealed information about the size of the core. The core to the work is 500 kilometers across. This puts it to be about 15% of the Moon’s total width.

In addition, the research found evidence that the lunar mantle is undergoing changes. Researchers think this may explain why there is iron on the Moon’s surface. As warm material rises, volcanic activity on the Moon may have caused iron deposits on the surface that later cooled and turned into soil.

The results add to our previous knowledge of the Moon’s structure. Using seismic data from the Apollo missions, NASA said in a 2011 study that the Moon has a solid core rich in iron. That research also found that the size of the core was 482 kilometers, close to what it is now. Using such previous data, the Briaud-led team developed a model and simulated the Moon’s interior geology.

It was stated that the inner core of the Earth would be ‘solid’ like the Moon.

Many studies in recent years have revealed that the Earth’s core has more than one layer. The molten iron core has also been proven to have an inner core, surprisingly ‘solid’. If the core is hot enough to melt iron, you might ask how the inner core is solid, let’s explain.

The iron in the inner core is not exactly solid. It has a dense structure that behaves more like a liquid at high tension and a solid at low voltage. We obtain this information about the inner core by measuring how long it takes for vibration waves created by earthquakes to pass through the center of the Earth and reach the other side and are transmitted properly.