How Moon's Ridges Reveal Secrets About Its Geology

How Moon's Ridges Reveal Secrets About Its Geology

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Fraser Cain
Mar 27, 2026

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How dead is the Moon (geologically speaking)? How can we know what's going on inside it? What should the people returning to the Moon expect from it? Finding the answers in this interview.

🟣 Guest: Dr. Cole Nypaver
https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/cole-nypaver

📜 Smithsonian Planetary Scientists Discover Recent Tectonic Activity on the Moon
https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/smithsonian-planetary-scientists-discover-recent-tectonic-activity-moon

00:00 Intro
01:44 Is the Moon dead?
08:44 What created the faults
14:04 Returning to the Moon
24:24 Beyond just the Moon
26:58 Boulders on the Moon
33:37 Current obsessions
38:42 Final thoughts

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