
The Moon is slowly cooling and slowly shrinking. A study of its scarp faults calculates the rate of shrinkage, showing that it's extremely small. But the shrinking could still create landslides, a potential hazard for missions to the lunar surface.

The Moon is slowly cooling and slowly shrinking. A study of its scarp faults calculates the rate of shrinkage, showing that it's extremely small. But the shrinking could still create landslides, a potential hazard for missions to the lunar surface.