Science Alert
By Clare Watson
August 4, 2023
Earth has thrown up some surprises lately, with scientists finding that our planet’s inner core is actually a textured sphere that, every once in a while, stops spinning and revolves the other way.
But the Moon‘s insides are much more of a mystery. Beneath its cratered crust, the Moon’s mantle sits atop what scientists think is a partially molten layer where clues to the Moon’s formation could lie.
But according to a new study, there might be no oozy layer after all.