Direct observations of negative ions on the Lunar surface by Chang'E-6

Abstract The solar wind can interact directly with the surface of airless bodies like the Moon. The interaction causes sputtering of surface materials and solar wind ions are also partially backscattered to space. Particles leaving the surface can have any charge-state. At the Moon, backscattered or...

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Main Authors: Martin Wieser, Aibing Zhang, Romain Canu-Blot, Wengjing Wang, Gabriella Stenberg Wieser, Lianghai Xie, Stas Barabash, Tianhua Zhong, Xiao-Dong Wang, Yongliao Zou, Máté Kerényi, Weibin Wen, Charles Lue, Chi Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-06-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02399-7
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