... X Ray Moon . ... Consider the image in three parts: the bright hemisphere of the x-ray moon, the darker half of the moon, and the x-ray sky background. ... Still, the few x-ray photons which seem to come from the moon's dark half are currently thought to be caused by energetic particles in the solar wind bombarding the lunar surface. ... Publications with keywords: Moon - x-ray background - cosmic rays . Publications with words: Moon - x-ray background - cosmic rays . ... Moon Meets Morning Star . ...