Africa-Press – Cape verde. Global warming might be averted by reducing the power of the sun’s radiation reaching the Earth, some scientists state, suggesting spraying different substances into the Earth’s atmosphere in order to create a kind of barrier. A new study advocates the use of lunar dust for such a purpose.
Astrophysicists have suggested looking at the option of placing lunar dust into Earth’s orbit in order to avoid further climate warming, a newly-published study has detailed.
After modeling various trajectories, scientists determined that launching dust from Earth to a specific point between the Earth and the sun would create an effective sun screen. However, this solution would require an excessive amount of money and effort due to gravity and technical issues.
As an alternative, authors suggested using lunar dust, believing it could be a cheap and effective way to shade the Earth. Officials modeled a shot of lunar dust from a platform on the moon’s surface towards the sun. It turned out that the properties of the lunar dust were just right for it to work effectively.
Scientists say that such a solution is much simpler and cheaper than any other of a similar type. However, officials have pointed out that they are not specialists in rocket and climate science, and only offer a new idea as one of the possible options. The study was published Wednesday in the journal PLOS Climate.
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