During the early COVID-19 lockdowns, human activities and associated pollution levels dipped substantially, providing a unique opportunity for scientists to study climate change.
Our study shows that the Moon has possibly experienced the effect of COVID-19 lockdown, visualized as an anomalous decrease in lunar night-time surface temperatures during that period.
The results indicate that studying the Moon's temperature swings could provide us with a stable platform to study Earth's radiation budget and climate change.
At night, the Moon receives radiation only from Earth, and thus it can influence the night-time surface temperatures.
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