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So what is the significance of this?
Here is what the article says:
Yeah, I get that, but why negative ions? Their research seems important, I just don't understand the significant of the ions.
Important to know if we ever want a moonbase. Its always been known that ionizing radiation would be an issue without an atmosphere, but this is more solid evidence that they are present on the surface. They also can do cool stuff at the atomic level to form ionic bonds and create thing naturally that we just wouldn't find here on earth.
Negative ions help with depression and if youβre stuck on the dark side of the moon, youβll probably be depressed. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3598548/
The next step is to send humans to lick them and see if they taste good. Licking the lunar surface could reveal flavors never experienced by man or beast.
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Thanks, but yeah, the article just says the following:
It doesn't really say why negative ions are significant, just that they are found in places without a magnetic field and may help us understand similar places. The research seems more in-depth, and the article send to lack important details.