In July 2000, NASA’s Lunar Prospector spacecraft made history by discovering something completely previously unknown on the Moon: earthquakes. This discovery caused a stir in the scientific community as no one was quite sure how the Moon’s surface could experience such seismic activity.
According to scientists, Lunar Prospector detected tiny changes in the Moon’s gravitational field that were produced by the compression and expansion of rocks as they moved past one another during earthquakes. This provided evidence that the Earth-like Moon underwent similar seismic phenomena that are found on Earth.
The presence of these quakes has led scientists to believe that the Moon is a much more active planet than previously thought. It is surprising that these events occur on an airless, rocky body with no tectonic plates and no oceans to cause seismic shifts.
Furthermore, these low gravity conditions are not favorable for earthquakes on Earth. As such, studying these phenomena on the Moon could provide important insights into how our planet functions and what can be done to prevent and prepare for earthquakes on Earth.
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