An exhaustive study of Lunar -Peaking Power using data obtained by National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Two Robot Spacecraft offers new clues as to why the two sides of the moon – one persistent to Earth and the other always turns out – looks so different.

The data from the United States Space Agency’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (Grail), Mission indicates that the Moon’s deep interior has an asymmetrical structure caused by intense volcanism on its nearest billion years ago, which helped shape its surface functions.

The researchers discovered that the moon is approaching buoys a little more than the father side during its elliptical orbit around the earth thanks to the influence of our planet’s gravitational – a process called tidal deformation. This indicates differences in the two sides of the moon’s interior, specifically in the geological layer called the mantle.

“Our study shows that the moon’s interior is not uniform: the side facing the Earth – Proximity – is warmer and more geologically active deep down than Farside,” said Ryan Park, supervisor of the Solar System Dynamics Group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California and lead author of the study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, Opens New Loss.

The moon’s nearby is covered with large plains, called jumping, formed by molten rock that cooled and solidified billions of years ago. Its father side has much more robust terrain with few plains.

Some researchers have assumed that intense volcanism in the vicinity, which caused radioactive, heat -generating elements to accumulate on that side of the mantle, ran the surface differences that were observed today. The new findings offer the strongest evidence yet to support this view.

The researchers estimated that the nearest mantle on average is approx. 180-360 degrees Fahrenheit (100-200 degrees Celsius) hotter than Farside, with the thermal difference that may have been maintained by radioactive decay of the elements Thorium and Titan in the vicinity.

“The moon’s proximity and fatherside look very different, as shown by differences in topography, crusty thickness and the amount of heat -producing elements inside,” Park said.

Moon diameter of approx. 2,160 miles (3,475 kilometers) is slightly more than a quarter of the Earth’s diameter. The Lunar mantle is the layer placed under the crust and over the nucleus, which spans a depth of approx. 22-870 miles (35-1,400 km) below the surface. The mantle is approx. 80% of the mass and volume of the moon and is mainly composed of minerals olivine and pyrox, corresponding to the mantle of the earth.

“The fact that the detected asymmetry in the mantle matches the pattern of the surface geology-for example differences in the plethora of the approximately three to four billion-year-old bouncy basalt’s (volcanic rock) between the nearest side and the investigative man and the investigation of Alex-Alex-Ben, is active today,” gravity sensors for missions for the outer solar system.

The researchers spent years analyzing data from Grail’s EBB and Flow Spaces, which revolved around the Moon from December 2011 to December 2012.

“Our study delivers the most detailed and accurate gravitational card over the moon to date,” Park said.

“This improved gravity map is a critical foundation for developing moon positioning, navigation and timing (PNT), which is important for success with future moon research tasks. By improving our understanding of the moon’s gravity field, it contributes to establishing a precise moon reference framework and time system that enables more secure and more secure navigation Surface operations “Park added.

The same procedure used here using gravity data to assess the moonlights, the researchers said could be used for other bodies in the solar system, such as Saturn’s Moon Enceladus and Jupiter’s Moon Ganymedes, two worlds of interest in the search for potential life beyond the Earth.

Meanwhile, the new findings add to the understanding of the Eternal Companion of the Earth.

“The moon plays an important role in the stabilization of the soil’s rotation and generation of seaweed that affects natural systems and daily rhythms,” Park said. “Our knowledge of the moon has been expanded through human and robot missions that have revealed details of its surface and interior, but still there are still many questions about its deep structure and history. As our closest neighbor, the moon remains an important focus on scientific discovery.”