The moon's horizon glow, occurring on the western horizon just after sunset, is explained by two phenomena: sunrise dust storms and horizon brightening. High-energy sunlight charges the dust particles, resulting in their upward movement about a metre above the lunar surface. Horizon brightening corresponds to a one to four percent increase in brightness at dawn. A dust detector, invented in 1966, collected valuable data, particularly after the Apollo 12 mission, highlighting how dust particles were affected by rocket activities and solar energy.
Experts have solved the mystery of the moon's eerie glow, known as 'horizon glow', caused by dust movements linked to two phenomena: 'sunrise dust storms' and 'horizon brightening'.
Horizon brightening occurs when the dawn horizon is one to four percent brighter than sunlight just after sunrise, a phenomenon linked to dust movement on the moon's surface.
High-energy sunlight positively charges dust particles on the moon, pushing them away from each other and lifting them a metre above the surface.
The 'dust detector' created by a University of Western Australia professor in 1966 gathered data on dust movements from the Apollo 12 mission.
Collection
[
|
...
]