Moon Is More Metallic Than Thought Before

• 13 Jul 2020

• NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft had found evidence that the Moon’s subsurface might have greater quantities of metals such as iron and titanium than thought before. The metallic distribution was observed by the Miniature Radio Frequency (Mini-RF) instrument aboard the LRO.
• The finding could aid in drawing a clearer connection between Earth and the Moon.