The Moon is still shrinking and it could trigger more moonquakes
Science Daily
February 18, 2026
Researchers have uncovered more than a thousand previously unknown tectonic ridges across the Moon’s dark plains, showing the Moon is still contracting and reshaping itself. These features are among the youngest geological structures on the lunar surface. Because they form through the same forces linked to past moonquakes, they could signal new seismic hotspots.
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Originally published on Science Daily on 2/18/2026