“It’s a wet rock that comes from a very dry interior part of the moon.” Day found that the rust on the Rusty Rock is full of lighter isotopes of zinc, meaning it’s probably the product of the zinc ...

“I think the Rusty Rock was seen for a long time as kind of this weird curiosity, but in reality, it’s telling us something very important about the interior of the moon,” Day said. “These rocks are ...

The Moon likely has a very dry interior, say scientists who analysed a rusty rock collected from the lunar surface during the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. (Photo: PTI) The Moon likely has a very dry ...

The Moon likely has a very dry interior, say scientists who analysed a rusty rock collected from the lunar surface during the Apollo 16 mission in 1972. The question of the Moon’s moistness matters ...