The Impact of Particle Physics on the Moon

<p><strong>The Field Guide to Particle Physics <br></strong><a href="https://pasayten.org/the-field-guide-to-particle-physics">https://pasayten.org/the-field-guide-to-particle-physics</a><br>©2021 The Pasayten Institute <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">cc by-sa-4.0</a><br>The definitive resource for all data in particle physics is the Particle Data Group: <a href="https://pdg.lbl.gov/">https://pdg.lbl.gov</a>.</p><p>The Pasayten Institute is on a mission to build and share physics knowledge, without barriers! <a href="http://pasayten.org/heysean">Get in touch</a>.</p><p>The Primary reference for this piece on the Lunar Surface:<br><a href="https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70034108">https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70034108</a></p><p>Dr. Jean-Philippe Combe's <a href="https://www.psi.edu/about/staffpage/jpcombe">professional website</a> at the PSI.</p><p>The asteroid 4-Vesta: <br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4_Vesta">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4_Vesta</a></p><p>A video on the basics of sputtering as applied to nanotechnology:<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgD6G3B-2WU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgD6G3B-2WU</a></p><p><strong>A note on the creation of Lunar Soils</strong><br>Micrometeorites - incident space rocks that are less than 1 millimeter in size, and discussed by Dr. Combe below - play a large role in the formation of lunar soils. They play the role grinding and melting rocks and minerals into a dusty material that set the stage for particles from the sun and deep space to impact.</p><p>Below is Dr Combe's full essay.</p><p><strong>Interaction of the solar wind with the surface of the Moon</strong><br>Planetary science contribution to the Paysayten Institute<br>by Jean-Philippe Combe, PhD, Winthrop, Washington State<br>Senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, Arizona<br>April 1, 2022</p><p>The coming narration comes largely from one scientific article entitled “ <a href="https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70034108"