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Scientists Uncover Cause of Lopsided Cloud Near Earth's Moon

Originally Published 2 months ago — by Live Science

Scientists have explained the lopsided dust cloud following Earth's moon as a result of micrometeoroid impacts influenced by the moon's temperature differences between day and night, with hotter daytime impacts lifting more dust and creating an asymmetrical cloud.

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Scientists Uncover Cause of Lopsided Cloud Near Earth's Moon

Originally Published 2 months ago — by Yahoo

Scientists have explained the asymmetrical dust cloud around Earth's moon as a result of temperature differences between the moon's day and night sides, which affect how meteoroids lift lunar dust, with hotter daytime impacts creating more lofted dust and explaining the cloud's skewed shape.

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