Scientists discovered by chance, that a surface of Luny was the source of stream of atoms of hydrogen, appearing from elementary particles, thrown out by a Sun in space. It is known that surface of Luny, unlike Earth protected by neither an atmosphere nor magnetic field, constantly exposed to the hard irradiation of vysokoenergeticheskimi by elementary particles – by so urgent sun wind.In opinion of authors there are openings, discovered
the atoms of hydrogen appear by them as a result of blow at the surface of Luny of protons, flying in sun wind with speed about 1,6 million kilometres in a hour Part of these protons has so large energy, that capable, taking desiderata on-the-spot
electrons and forming the atoms of hydrogen thus, to jump back from a surface and continue motion farther in space.That such process can take place, theorists predicted a long ago enough, however to fix these particles or in theory
to estimate the amount of the reflected protons not succeeded until now, RIA Novosti reports.Finding out this stream was succeeded in a great deal by chance. Group of David Makkomasa (David McComas) in the work with a space vehicle Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX), started on an orbit in December
the last year, was aimed at research of distant scopes of the planetary system, where pressure of sun wind is balanced by the analogical streams of particles, going from other luminaries of our Galaxy.In the process of tuning of vehicle, yet not beginning scientific part of project,
the group of scientists found out the stream of vysokoenergeticheskikh atoms of hydrogen, fixed IBEX until in his "eyeshot" there was natural sputnik of Earth.As evaluated by a command Makkomasa, on the average 10% protons of sun wind, falling on Lunu, transforms
in the vysokoenergeticheskie atoms of hydrogen. These particles are electric neutral, and that is why their motion is not subject to the action of the magnetic field of Earth, Suns or some other celestial objects. Due to this property the atoms of hydrogen can in a neizmennom kind overcome
large rassto
surfaces with sun wind – one of important aspects in the evolution of celestial bodies of the planetary system. This opening will allow better to understand processes, doing the world such, what we look after him", – said ScienceNow Larri Pekston (Larry Paxton), physicist from University Dzhona
Khopkinsa.
