You may have seen videos of astronauts jumping on the moon.Their movements appear bouncier and lighter than how we move on Earth, and this is thanks to gravity. Gravity is "the force by which a ...

More information: Pekka Janhunen, Launching mass from the Moon helped by lunar gravity anomalies, arXiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2410.09616. Provided by Universe Today.

Gravitational anomalies over the Freundlich-Sharonov impact basin, which is located on the far side of the moon. H.J. Melosh / Purdue University / NASA Grail team May 30, 2013, 6:54 PM EDT By Science ...

Another possible explanation for the anomaly, the researchers wrote, is that the area is rich in oxides, which likely would have formed as the moon's ancient magma ocean cooled and solidified ...

Data from NASA’s twin Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) probes has been used to create the highest resolution gravity map yet of any body in the Solar System. The two washing ...

However, the moon's gravitational field is not consistent throughout, as evidenced by Bouguer gravity anomalies. As Earth's natural satellite, the moon plays a vital role in shaping our planet's ...

Now, a new study suggests that an ancient celestial body is the cause of this mysterious "anomaly." There are two distinct sides (or faces) of the Moon: one is largely marked with craters, while ...

Lopsided moon. While the detection of lunar gravity anomalies provides evidence for the sinking of a dense layer in the moon's interior and allows for a more precise estimate of how and when this ...

Now, as for the Moon's relative position to Earth and its effect, the Moon when it is at least closest is 356,401 km from the Earth's surface and at its furthest, it is 406,700 km (with an average ...

Gravitational anomalies over the Freundlich-Sharonov impact basin, which is located on the far side of the moon. H.J. Melosh / Purdue University / NASA Grail team ...