You’ll Be Surprised by the Facts About How Ice Packs Form at the Moon’s Poles

Four billion years ago, lava poured into the Moon’s crust, turning the Moon into what it is today. But volcanoes that spilled lava may have left behind a much cooler legacy: floes of ice. Two billion years of volcanic eruptions on the Moon may have created many short-lived atmospheres containing water vapor, according to a new study. This vapor may have been carried in the atmosphere before emerging as ice at the poles, according to research in the May Planetary Science Journal.

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