What is the illusion of people on the Moon?

Illusions 'people on the Moon' are often referred to in many different cultures around the globe. In fact, this is the result of lava dust from volcanic eruptions billions of years ago.

Illusion 'people on the Moon' - the appearance of a face or head that people often see on the Moon during the full moon - many cultures believe that someone who has made a big mistake to heaven should be 'expel' to the Moon.

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The "Moon vortex" is like a smiling face is the result of magnetic dust on the Moon.(Photo: Daily Mail).

In fact, dust created swirls on the python , the bright, mysterious areas on the surface of the rocky planet that are often mistaken for human faces and other shapes during the full moon period.

NASA has been studying swirling shapes on the Moon for decades. The agency described them as "ice cream in a cup of coffee", but so far they still do not know exactly what made them.

Scientists have long suspected that vortices appear beneath strong magnetic areas, protecting the Moon's surface from the solar wind.

The Sun's wind, high-charged particles, collides with the Moon's outer layer - making the Moon become brighter during the history of 4 billion years of formation.

In the new study, researchers at Rutgers University and the University of California at Berkeley (USA) used computer models to map Moon swirls.

They found narrow magnetic regions where swirls appeared. These magnetic chains bind to lava tubes - subterranean tunnels formed during the Moon's intense development.

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The photo shows swirling images of Mari Ingenii in the Moon.(Photo: NASA).

The areas with the most active volcanic activity today will have a high magnetism because the minerals in the soil are broken under high temperatures, releasing metal iron.

This means lava tubes and underground lava layers - formed by volcanic activity since ancient times - become very attractive when they cool.

The particles from the solar wind deflect by this magnetic force, causing many areas of the Moon to be in the dark, forming Moon vortices.

This means that the magnetic transfer process is the foundation that creates the Moon vortices. It also explains the illusion 'people on the Moon'.

Researchers have published this new discovery in the Journal of Geographic Studies.