An annotated picture shows an astronaut waving next to an american flag on the surface of the moon. Behind him is the Apollo 17 lunar lander. An arrow points at the bottom part of the lander.
An annotated image shows an astronaut waving next to the Apollo 16 lander. Scientist have found a similar lander, from the Apollo 17 missions, caused unexplained mini-quakes on the surface of the moon.
  • Data showed a mysterious quake happening every lunar morning, and scientists weren't sure why. 
  • A new study has found morning tremors are coming from the Apollo 17 lunar lander base.
  • The lander base expands and vibrates every morning as it gets heated by the sun.

Scientists baffled by mysterious daily quakes on the surface of the moon have traced back their origin to an unexpected source.