Why the Moon was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

A recent article written by a research team in India revealed that night-time surface temperatures seemed to decline significantly on the near side of the Moon in early 2020.

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Scientists have claimed the COVID-19 pandemic caused the moon's temperature to drop.

A recent article written by a research team in India revealed that nighttime surface temperatures seem to decline significantly on the near side of the moon.

In early 2020 as many people on the planet were in lockdown, there was an anomalous decrease of radiation being emitted from Earth, which resulted in less pollution heat being released by our planet, a scientist said.

The study shows that the moon has possibly experienced the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown visualised as an anomalous decrease in lunar night time surface temperatures during that period.

According to Futurism, the results could allow scientists to use the lunar surface as the perfect testing ground to study the effects of climate change occurring back on earth.