This image shows the swirl region within Mare Ingenii, highlighting one of the study areas (inset). The bright and dark swirl pattern is stark against the lunar mare terrain. The images are from the ...

Lunar swirls have been traditionally considered to be unaffected by topographic changes, but a new study shows a correlation between the two. Lunar swirls are high-albedo markings on the moon that ...

Bright and dark swirling patterns on the Moon's surface have been linked to the topography of the swirls, says a new paper by a team of scientists from the Planetary Science Institute. "This is the ...