Chandrayaan-2 detects solar ejection’s impact on moon’s atmosphere
India's Chandrayaan-2 orbiter has detected a massive solar eruption's impact on the Moon's tenuous atmosphere for the first time. The CHACE-2 instrument observed a significant increase in lunar exosphere pressure and density when a coronal mass ejection struck, confirming theoretical models of solar activity's influence on airless bodies.
India's Chandrayaan-2 orbiter has detected a massive solar eruption's impact on the Moon's tenuous atmosphere for the first time. The CHACE-2 instrument observed a significant increase in lunar exosphere pressure and density when a coronal mass ejection struck, confirming theoretical models of solar activity's influence on airless bodies.
