Mysterious hills have been found on the moon

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Among its many space exploration projects, it has Artemis program. The main objective of this is to re Human presence on the moon in the current decade. To do this, it is first necessary to examine the surface of the Moon more thoroughly, since new instruments will be used.

will be one of them Exploring spectroscopic imaging and lunar Vulcan (Lunar-VISE), whose goal will be to explore the mysterious Gruithuisen mounds. Its geological features attract the attention of expertsas it appears to have been formed by a Silica-rich magmaWhich has a composition similar to that of granite.

The intent is for NASA’s rover to visit these domes that, On Earth, it requires liquid water and plate tectonics to form. Without these “ingredients” in an Earth satellite, scientists would try to do so Find out how they formed and developed over the years. The project scheduled in 2025It will contain five devices in total: two will be attached to the landing craft and three will be attached to the moving vehicle.

“Hopefully, just In a few years we will better understand this lunar mystery”, explains the space agency about the discovery of these ridges on the moon’s surface. “There are a few theories about the formation of silica-rich lunar magmas. To really understand these bewildering features, Domes must be visited and explored from the ground and rock samples analyzed“.

lunar biology analysis

Other tools that the US agency will use respond to the name Moon explorer for astrobiology applications (LEIA), the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is set to take to the moon, in order to Studying its response to lunar radiation and gravity.

This organism is used to understand Human biology in the areas of genetics, cell division processes and the response to DNA damage to environmental factors. Thanks to him, experts believe that they will be able to get an answer to decades-old doubts about how Microgravity and deep space radiation influence biological processes.

LEIA will be key to biological research on the Moon, something It cannot be simulated on Earth or on the International Space Station. “The two selected studies will address important scientific questions related to the Moon,” explains Joel Kearns, deputy associate administrator for exploration in NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.

“The first will study the geological processes of The first planetary bodies preserved on the Moon, investigated a rare form of lunar volcanoes. The second will study Effects of Low Gravity Environment and Moon Radiation on Yeast“, NASA explains in its statement. Data from both investigations will also help with future robotic and human missions under the Artemis program.