04-August-2007, 10:29 PM
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re: the radioactive Moon claim...
I'm guessing that it comes from this:
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Out in deep space, radiation comes from all directions. On the Moon, you might expect the ground, at least, to provide some relief, with the solid body of the Moon blocking radiation from below. Not so.
When galactic cosmic rays collide with particles in the lunar surface, they trigger little nuclear reactions that release yet more radiation in the form of neutrons. The lunar surface itself is radioactive!
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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...activemoon.htm
(my bolding)
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