A so-called ‘Mineral Moon’ image is a saturated color image of the Moon’s surface which indicates the presence of certain minerals in the lunar soil. So, the cooler differences correspond to the variations in chemical composition of the lunar surface (mostly by variations in iron and titanium content). Blue areas contain high amounts of titanium, whereas brown/orange areas indicate an abundance of iron and iron oxide. As some of the craters have unusually dense concentrations of titanium, it is assumed that asteroids that impact on the Moon are rich in rare metals.

India’s Spacecraft Chandrayaan 3 landed on Moon on 23 August which is finding water & minerals.