# \[Interview+\] How Moon's Ridges Reveal Secrets About Its Geology

An episode of [Universe Today Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/794058155), 23 Mar 2026, 40 min.

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Watch here (with no ads) or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iGxXclzwa08 How dead is the Moon (geologically speaking)? How can we know what's going on inside it? What should the people returning to the Moon expect from it? Finding the answers in this interview. 🟣 Guest: Dr. Cole Nypaver https://airandspace.si.edu/people/staff/cole-nypaver 📜 Smithsonian Planetary Scientists Discover Recent Tectonic Activity on the Moon https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/smithsonian-planetary-scientists-discover-recent-tectonic-activity-moon • 00:00 Intro • 01:44 Is the Moon dead? • 08:44 What created the faults • 14:04 Returning to the Moon • 24:24 Beyond just the Moon • 26:58 Boulders on the Moon • 33:37 Current obsessions • 38:42 Final thoughts

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