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BANGALORE: After water, it’s magnet . Chandrayaan-1 has discovered and confirmed for the first time the presence of magnetic spheres on the far side of the moon—the side we cannot see from the earth. This could theoretically mean a longer and secure stay for astronauts on moon.
There had been speculation for long but the confirmation was made by Sara, the instrument jointly made by Isro, European Space Agency and Sweden. The findings by Sara, not yet published, were made known by top scientists on the sidelines of the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Indian Academy of Sciences at IISC. The discovery of magnetic forces comes after the discovery of water molecules by M3—the Nasa instrument on Chandrayaan-1.
The confirmation of micro-magnetic spheres has thrown open an exciting theoretical possibility—a safer stay for astronauts. It is believed that micro magnetic sphere resists or deflects radiation from solar winds hitting the moon’s surface . In case bigger magnetic spheres could be built, astronauts could live within those spheres and survive the radiation.
What makes the magnetic spheres on the moon significant is that there is no atmosphere on the moon which enables solar winds to hit the moon’s surface directly . The impact of radiation is direct. If at all an astronaut has to survive on a planet without atmosphere it would then have to be with the aid of magnetic spheres. Sara has also discovered lot of different ions like direct solar wind ions, reflected solar wind ions and nightside ions.
In case bigger magnetic spheres could be built, astronauts could live within those spheres and survive the radiation
Scientific Objective:
SARA will image the Moon surface using low energy neutral atoms as diagnostics in the energy range 10eV-2keV to address the following scientific objectives: * Imaging of the Moon�s surface composition including the permanently shadowed areas and volatile rich areas * Imaging of the solar wind surface interaction * Imaging the lunar surface magnetic anomalies Studies of space weathering Studies of space weathering The Moon does not possess a magnetosphere and atmosphere. Therefore, the solar wind ions directly impinge on the Moon surface that results of the surface layers. The sputtered particles leave the surface mostly as neutral atoms. A majority of these atoms has energy exceeding the escape energy of Moon and thus such atoms propagate along undisturbed trajectories. The SARA instrument is designed to detect such atoms with sufficient angular and mass resolution to address the above scientific objectives. SARA will be the first-ever energetic neutral atom imaging mass spectrometer used for planetary exploration.
These micro-magnetic spheres were detected bySARA (ESA/ISRO) at an atom level while neutral atom imaging.
reply to post by zeddissad
The confirmation of micro-magnetic spheres has thrown open an exciting theoretical possibility—a safer stay for astronauts. It is believed that micro magnetic sphere resists or deflects radiation from solar winds hitting the moon’s surface . In case bigger magnetic spheres could be built, astronauts could live within those spheres and survive the radiation.
Originally posted by zeddissad
Earth magnetosphere shield Earth from solar wind and other cosmic radiation? Yes? Ok, Earth magnetosphere is changing and is not compact - somewhere is stronger somewhere weaker somewhere even with switched polarity. Ok? So stop dreaming about some metal spheres! Those micro-spheres are just pockets of say "residual" magnetism and yes they can help inhabit moon because they act like a force shield in sci-fi. OK - stop looking for spheres in visible spectrum - you will not find them there.
EDIT to add and typo:
Zelong please - try to read article again and imagine what is it saying.
These micro-magnetic spheres were detected bySARA (ESA/ISRO) at an atom level while neutral atom imaging.
Is total misrepresentation of article content. I'm afraid that you randomly put few words together and you have no clue about what you are talking.
[edit on 23-11-2009 by zeddissad]
[edit on 23-11-2009 by zeddissad]
SARA will be the first-ever energetic neutral atom imaging mass spectrometer used for planetary exploration.
SARA will image the Moon surface using low energy neutral atoms as diagnostics in the energy range 10eV-2keV to address the following scientific objectives:
- Imaging of the Moon�s surface composition including the permanently shadowed areas and volatile rich areas
- Imaging of the solar wind surface interaction
- Imaging the lunar surface magnetic anomalies Studies of space weathering
Building a test planet takes serious engineering. Researchers at the University of Maryland have constructed a 30-ton sphere that spins at more than 90 mph to generate magnetic fields. The 10-ft.-dia. sphere is filled with 13.5 tons of liquid sodium to mimic the Earth’s liquid-iron center core. A 3.3-ft.- dia. stainless-steel sphere inside the larger one counterrotates to approximate the motion of the planet’s solid iron inner core. The action of Earth’s inner liquid produces a magnetic field that makes compasses work, deflects harmful cosmic rays and protects the planet from solar wind. The field reverses every couple of hundred thousand years. By using a model instead of a computer simulation, scientists hope to determine how these reversals occur and predict the next one.
Originally posted by whattheh
I can see the moon hoax people posting on this thread right now.
I wonder how many times this will be posted here "See they could nto have survived on the moon because of the radiation"
Originally posted by Imagir
I hope that finally India, China and Japan begin to raise the veil of lies that has been, until yesterday, monopoly of NASA and that they come unhooked from the blackmail of the USA.
S&F.