Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Did you know the Moon has “tan lines”?
These tan lines, which feature bright tendrils and swirls amid darkened areas, are caused by the Sun. But that’s only half of the story. These weathered patches also give us clues as to what’s going on below the lunar surface.
NASA’s Illuminate: Out-of-this-world images shining light on our Sun and solar system.
Music credit: "Rich Formula” by Theophile Laszio Moussouni [SACEM] from Universal Production Music
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Producer: Lacey Young (eMITS)
Writer: Lacey Young (eMITS), Mara Johnson-Groh (eMITS)
Narrator: Estefania Morales Mitre (eMITS)
Sound Effects:
Pixabay
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Did you know the Moon has “tan lines”?
These tan lines, which feature bright tendrils and swirls amid darkened areas, are caused by the Sun. But that’s only half of the story. These weathered patches also give us clues as to what’s going on below the lunar surface.
NASA’s Illuminate: Out-of-this-world images shining light on our Sun and solar system.
Music credit: "Rich Formula” by Theophile Laszio Moussouni [SACEM] from Universal Production Music
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Producer: Lacey Young (eMITS)
Writer: Lacey Young (eMITS), Mara Johnson-Groh (eMITS)
Narrator: Estefania Morales Mitre (eMITS)
Sound Effects:
Pixabay
This video can be freely shared and downloaded at svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14954. While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on such imagery may be found here: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14954. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center
If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: youtube.com/NASAGoddard
Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
· Instagram: instagram.com/nasagoddard
· X: twitter.com/NASAGoddard
· Facebook: facebook.com/NASAGoddard
· Flickr: flickr.com/photos/gsfc
