Environmental

Solar Storms Could ‘Sandblast’ the Moon

Solar storm
Solar Dynamics Observatory view of June 7 CME Coronal Mass Ejection as viewed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory on June 7, 2011. Credit: NASA/SDO

NASA-(ENEWSPF)- Solar storms and associated Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) can significantly erode the lunar surface according to a new set of computer simulations by NASA scientists. In addition to removing a surprisingly large amount of material from the lunar surface, this could be a major method of atmospheric loss for planets…

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