Moon rocks with unique dust found

A research team led by the University of Münster, including CSH Fellow Valentin Bickel, studied the interaction of dust with boulders and discovered potentially anomalous rocks on the moon. Their findings were published in the Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets.

The international research team led by Dr. Ottavio Rüsch from the University of Münster has for the first time discovered anomalous meter-sized rocks on the lunar surface that are covered in dust and presumably exhibit unique properties - such as magnetic anomalies. "Modern data processing methods allow us to gain completely new insights," says Valentin Bickel.

Read the report on their findings on the University of Münster's website here.

Publications

Rüsch, O., Hess, M., Wöhler C., Bickel, V.T. et al. Discovery of a dust sorting process on boulders near the Reiner Gamma swirl on the MoonJournal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 129 (2024).