Planets and Moons  ID: 10599

Lunar Polar Craters May Be Electrified

Released on April 16, 2010
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New research from NASA's Lunar Science Institute indicates that the solar wind may be charging certain regions at the lunar poles to hundreds of volts. In this short video Dr. Bill Farrell discusses this research and what it means for future exploration of the Moon's poles.

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This animation shows conceptually how solar wind might create electrically charged ambipolar environments in certain regions at the lunar poles. See the short video above for more explanation of this process.

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Credits

Andrew Freeberg (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Andrew Freeberg (NASA/GSFC): Video Editor
Erica Drezek (HTSI): Narrator
Andrew Freeberg (NASA/GSFC): Producer
William Farrell (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Jamal Smith (HTSI): Videographer
William Steigerwald (NASA/GSFC): Writer
Andrew Freeberg (NASA/GSFC): Writer
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Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Lunar
SVS >> Moon
SVS >> Solar Wind
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Electricity >> Electric Field
GCMD >> Location >> Polar
SVS >> Goddard Vodcasts
SVS >> Edited Feature
DLESE >> Narrated
SVS >> Exploration
SVS >> Craters
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0