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Moon’s slow cooling and shrinkage may pose landslide hazards for lunar missions

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A study of lunar scarp faults calculates how much the Moon is shrinking as it cools, finding the rate is extremely small. Even so, the resulting geological activity could trigger landslides, creating a potential hazard for missions operating on the lunar surface.

Discovered 2026-10-20T07:05:46.611395-07:00 | 2026-10-20T07:05:46.611395-07:00

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  • The study identifies landslides associated with lunar shrinkage as a potential surface hazard, relevant to mission site selection and operational planning.
  • Although the measured shrinkage rate is extremely small, the findings connect ongoing lunar cooling to a risk that surface missions may need to account for.

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