The moon is shrinking as it loses heat, new images reveal
New surface features of the Moon have been discovered in a region called Mare Frigoris, outlined here in teal.NASA New research suggests the Moon may actually be shrinking. NASA scientists have used data from theirLunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera(LROC) to look at “wrinkles” in the surface of the Moon which are formed as it loses heat and shrinks in size. The Mare Frigoris, also known as the Cold Sea, is a region near the Moon’s north pole which scientists have been studying in depth....