Astronauts Deployed a Solar Wind Measuring Experiment on the Moon

question 95

Multiple Choice

Astronauts deployed a solar wind measuring experiment on the Moon because

• A) the lunar surface is protected by an atmosphere.
• B) there is no electromagnetic energy arriving there.
• C) the experiment would not work if deployed at Earth's surface due to protective aspects of Earth's atmosphere.
• D) there is no solar wind arriving at the lunar surface.

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