The Moon might look calm and quiet now, but long ago, it was a fiery ball of volcanic activity! 🌋 Scientists have been puzzled for years about strange heat spots under its surface, but now they think they've cracked the mystery. It turns out, massive underground lava chambers from ancient eruptions are still slowly cooling, keeping certain areas warmer than expected. These hidden "hot pockets" (not the snack kind! 😆) help explain why the Moon isn't completely frozen solid inside. This discovery could even change what we know about how moons and planets cool down over time. Who knew the Moon was still holding onto its volcanic secrets? 🌕🔥 Credit: Seeing Moon: by Philipp Salzgeber, CC BY-SA 2.0 AT https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seeing_Moon.gif CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/: 嫦娥五号“太空打水漂”: by 中国新闻网, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2020年12月17日_嫦娥五号“太空打水漂”返回地球_五星红旗永久留在月面.webm “长五”送“嫦五”: by 中国新闻网 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:“长五”送“嫦五”_开启中国首次地外天体采样返回之旅.webm Lipari-Obsidienne: by Ji-Elle, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lipari-Obsidienne_(5).jpg Radiation Test: by MsMilkytheclown1, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shocking_Tokyo_Japan_Radiation_Test_by_Chris_Busby_(Fukushima_Fallout).webm “长五”送“嫦五”: by 中国新闻网, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:“长五”送“嫦五”_开启中国首次地外天体采样返回之旅.webm Io from Juno: by NASA / SWRI / MSSS / Jason Perry, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Image_of_Io_from_Juno_JunoCam_from_December_2023.png CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/: Chang'e-5: by Hui Ren, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chang%27e-5_soil_samples.png Heliumblasen: by Li Ao et al., https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heliumblasen.jpg Moon-Maskelyne: by NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University, https://science.nasa.gov/mission/lro/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:14284-Moon-Maskelyne-LRO-20141012.jpg Sosigenes Irregular: by NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University, https://www.lroc.asu.edu/images/818, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sosigenes_Irregular_Mare_Patch_M1108117962.jpg LRO Shots: by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio – KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez, ADNET Systems, Inc./Aaron E. Lepsch, Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc./David Ladd, https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20369, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LRO_Beauty_Shots_(SVS20369_-_LRO_CU01_wide_30fps_proRes).webm Europa orbit.theora: by NASA/JPL, https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?IM_ID=5867, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Europa_orbit.theora.ogv Roadmap to the Moon: by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio – Abacus Technology Corporation/David Ladd, USRA/Ernie Wright, KBR Wyle Services, LLC/Krystofer Kim, ADNET Systems, Inc./Aaron E. Lepsch, https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14595, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roadmap_to_the_Moon-_LRO_to_Artemis_(SVS14595).webm LRO FirstImage: by NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University, https://www.nasa.gov/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LRO_FirstImage.jpg Tvastarpic2: by NASA/JPL/Galileo, https://www.nasa.gov/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tvastarpic2.jpg WASP-49 b: by NASA Science, https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanet-catalog/wasp-49-b/ Animation is created by Bright Side. —————————————————————————————- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz —————————————————————————————- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Telegram: https://t.me/bright_side_official Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru —————————————————————————————- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me —————————————————————————————- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.
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