How Solar Energetic Particles May Cause Dielectric Breakdown (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

How Solar Energetic Particles May Cause Dielectric Breakdown

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Illustration showing how solar energetic particles may cause dielectric breakdown in lunar regolith in a permanently shadowed region (PSR). Tiny breakdown events could occur throughout the floor of the PSR.

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Credits: NASA/Andrew Jordan

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