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Effect of Covid-19 global lockdown on our Moon

https://academic.oup.com/mnrasl/article/535/1/L18/7760380

by benryon • 2 years ago

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scrumper2• 2 years ago

Commenting here because this describes a fascinating phenomenon and I hope some more people see it.

In short, lunar surface temperatures decreased during the pandemic, hypothesized as being due to a reduction in anthropogenic radiation from earth caused by the lockdowns.

rep_lodsb• 2 years ago

As far as I understood it, the amount of reflected solar radiation is what was reduced, because of less air pollution. Meaning the Earth would have actually absorbed more of it?

scrumper2• 2 years ago

Yes I think you have it, having read it again. I didn't read it properly the first time.

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