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Jupiter's moon Europa may glow due to salty irradiation

Phil Plait

Nov 11, 2020

The dark side of Europa may glow a lovely shade of teal, as shown in this artwork, due to radiation bombarding salty ice on its surface. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

The Moon is getting a little rusty. Like, *actually* rusty.

Phil Plait

Sep 9, 2020

Chandrayaan-1’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper observes the Moon in strips, and the colors here represent different substances: For example water and hydroxyl ions (OH) are blue (note they are near the poles), and pyroxene, an iron-bearing mineral, is red.

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Exploring the Moon's inky black craters… by the light of the Earth

Phil Plait

Jun 18, 2020

Erlanger crater, near the Moon's north pole, with just its rim lit by low sunlight. Much of the crater's floor is in permanent darkness. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Giant Maine ice disk looks like it shouldn't be from this world

Adam Pockross

Jan 16, 2019

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Ice prospecting on the Moon

Phil Plait

Feb 8, 2018

A map of the Moon's north pole showing areas where ice may lie. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University

Tag: Bad Astronomy

Silent (and stolen) satellite gets rebooted after 17 years

Carol Pinchefsky

Jun 2, 2014

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