Research Team Reveals Moon Has Earth-Like Core

A very interesting finding for those of us that dig planetology:

NASA Research Team Reveals Moon Has Earth-Like Core

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State-of-the-art seismological techniques applied to Apollo-era data suggest our moon has a core similar to Earth's. Uncovering details about the lunar core is critical for developing accurate models of the moon's formation. The data sheds light on the evolution of a lunar dynamo -- a natural process by which our moon may have generated and maintained its own strong magnetic field

The team's findings suggest the moon possesses a solid, iron-rich inner core with a radius of nearly 150 miles and a fluid, primarily liquid-iron outer core with a radius of roughly 205 miles. Where it differs from Earth is a partially molten boundary layer around the core estimated to have a radius of nearly 300 miles. The research indicates the core contains a small percentage of light elements such as sulfur, echoing new seismology research on Earth that suggests the presence of light elements -- such as sulfur and oxygen -- in a layer around our own core. .

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Damn atsimage tag!
I don't get why sometimes it gives me the scrollbars and sometimes it gives me THIS...
Oh well...

I just don't know about that moon anymore..

can someone please point me to an informational source on how science interprets and understands seismic waves to look inside of earth.. I haven't been finding anything really superb.

Originally posted by BornParadox
can someone please point me to an informational source on how science interprets and understands seismic waves to look inside of earth.. I haven't been finding anything really superb.

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What I am curious about is how this announcement can be rectified with what occured when slammed into it with one of our moon landings ships. It was reported to ring like a bell, and is something that we do not observe on earth because of our core / mantle area.

How can science determine a core is present when back in the day it rang like a bell?