Overview

• Lunar swirls are bright, sinuous features on the Moon's surface, visible from Earth.
• These swirls are associated with magnetic anomalies that deflect solar wind particles.
• Scientists propose that underground magma cooling in a magnetic field may magnetize these swirls.
• Experiments show ilmenite on the Moon can form magnetized iron particles under specific conditions.
• NASA plans to investigate these swirls further with a 2025 rover mission to the Reiner Gamma region.