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The Geopolitics of Lunar Colonization

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Scientists Probe Mystery of Lunar Swirls

Photo taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter camera showing the swirl region within Mare Ingenii NASA/GSFC/ASU

Scientists have identified a topographical phenomenon on the lunar surface: bright swirls resembling cream being stirred into coffee. The features, which range in size from a few meters across to more than 50 kilometers, are found across from the Moon. Summarizes NewScientist: “We don’t know what causes [the swirls], but a new analysis has discovered surprising hints that they are found where the ground is lower.”

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