Moon mystery REVEALED: Is THIS why there are swirls on the face of the moon?

NASA’s ARTEMIS mission — which stands for Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics, centres around two satellites orbiting the moon.

One such example space “sunburn” is the lunar swirl called Reiner Gamma, one of the most prominent on the Moon.

This was captured in exquisite detail by the US space agency’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2018.

Reiner Gamma and the scores of other swirls on the moon are now believed be a form of sunburn created by the interaction of solar wind and the magnetic field of the moon’s crust.

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