HAS THE MOON VOLCANIC ACTIVITY

HAS THE MOON VOLCANIC ACTIVITY

Huge volcanic activity over three billion years ago appears to have altered the tilt of the Moon, according to new research.

Scientists concluded that the celestial body may have once spun on a different axis after studying its north and south poles, and finding that lunar ice was deposited in unexpected locations.

“The discovery of ice on the poles of the moon was probably one of the most significant discoveries in lunar science ever,” says Dr Ian Garrick-Bethell from the University of California, who was not involved in the study. “This goes one step further.”

The researchers concluded that the moon’s axis of rotation is now 5.5 degrees different from what it once was as a result of volcanic activity, which stemmed from a region of hot rock lurking deep beneath its surface.

In the picture you can see that the black color inside the moon have like little explotions inside. This means that previously the moon have had volcanic activity. The moon`s outer layer is like crystal, thanks to that the volcanic eruptions can pass through the outer layer.