Moonquake hazards raise concern for future long-term lunar missions

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2025

A new study has identified moonquakes-not meteor strikes-as the primary cause of surface disturbances in the Taurus-Littrow valley, the Apollo 17 landing site. The research suggests that ground shaking from these quakes, which repeatedly struck over millions of years, triggered boulder falls and landslides that reshaped the lunar terrain. Published in Science Advances, the study was co-aut