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RE: New NASA Study Finds That Solar Storms Trigger Sparks, And Melt Soil On The Moon's Poles
great post. thank you.
i'd be surprised if no one predicted this. if the Earth didn't have an atmosphere, the same would happen here. if you've seen the auroras, you've seen the incredible amounts of energy that comes into our system from solar storms. it is weird to me that this was only discovered at the moon's poles, because the moon doesn't much spin, and can't have much of a magnetic field. when the solar storm energy comes to Earth, it is channeled mostly to the magnetic poles.
About time people knew the protection our atmosphere provides! The amount of energy out there is immense and if we could only tap a small percentage, then our power needs would be fulfilled with just that.
And a good point about the poles, but I guess the pulverizing is heavier at those extremes, but it still is an interesting study which makes us realize the destruction we would have without our "shield"!
Thanks.