Images sent by Chandrayaan-1, India’s first lunar mission, suggest that the Moon may be rusting along the poles. A recent study published in Science Advances found an oxidised iron mineral called hematite at high latitudes on the Moon. The team analysed the data acquired by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper onboard Chandrayaan-1. | The Hindu

#Spotlight: Scientists say the mystery of the Moon's rusting has finally been solved, and Earth is to blame. New research shows that oxygen escaping from the Earth's atmosphere travels to the Moon during a five-day period each month, when Earth blocks the Sun's charged particles. This "Earth wind" carries oxygen ions that react with iron-rich lunar minerals to form haematite, also known as rust. | Firstpost