Solar Wind: Mad Science at the Lunar Surface

A drawing of how the solar wind breaks down bonds in silica molecules.
Levels
  • intermediate
  • advanced
NGSS
  • ps1
  • ps2
Requirements
  • low_tech
  • low_cost
CreditNASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Language
  • english

On the Moon, the solar wind interacts with the surface because the Moon is not protected by an atmosphere or a magnetosphere. Read more here and watch a video about how the solar wind affects the polar regions of the Moon: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4893