148: Solving an Apollo mystery with Dr. Curren

07/04/2019 15 min Episodio 148
148: Solving an Apollo mystery with Dr. Curren

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Episode Synopsis

When taking a sample of the Moon's surface, the Apollo astronauts discovered a sharp transition from powdery soil to harder rock. This transition was entirely unexpected, and remained unexplained for decades. Dr. Ivy Curren talks about an experiment she designed to explain this phenomena. She also tells us about a type of lunar dust formation that scientists call "fairy castle structures."