Chapter_09_Moon_Part_2
... amount of lunar surface Crater Saturation – New impacts would destroy the same amount it creates History of the Lunar Surface ○ Uses density, rate of crater formation ○ Surface has been quite stable for last 3.2 ...
... amount of lunar surface Crater Saturation – New impacts would destroy the same amount it creates History of the Lunar Surface ○ Uses density, rate of crater formation ○ Surface has been quite stable for last 3.2 ...
Moon Cycle Vocab
... Corona: -outer atmosphere of the sun that is visible during a total solar eclipse Crater: A hole caused by an object hitting the surface of a planet or moon. 2) A depression around the opening of a volcano Earthshine: sunlight reflected from Earth that is seen on the lunar surface Eclipse: the hidin ...
... Corona: -outer atmosphere of the sun that is visible during a total solar eclipse Crater: A hole caused by an object hitting the surface of a planet or moon. 2) A depression around the opening of a volcano Earthshine: sunlight reflected from Earth that is seen on the lunar surface Eclipse: the hidin ...
How Did Our Moon Form and What`s Been Happening Since?
... The Moon is moving away from Earth by 3.8 centimeters each year! On average, the Moon is about 7 feet further away than when I was born Moon was close to Earth billions of years ago. ...
... The Moon is moving away from Earth by 3.8 centimeters each year! On average, the Moon is about 7 feet further away than when I was born Moon was close to Earth billions of years ago. ...
A Storm of Asteroids - Lunar and Planetary Institute
... One of the largest craters in our solar system –South Pole-Aiken Basin – was discovered on the far side of our Moon. It is twice as wide as Texas and 8 miles (13 kilometers) deep, 8 times deeper than the Grand Canyon! These impact basins formed long ago during a time when a huge storm of giant aster ...
... One of the largest craters in our solar system –South Pole-Aiken Basin – was discovered on the far side of our Moon. It is twice as wide as Texas and 8 miles (13 kilometers) deep, 8 times deeper than the Grand Canyon! These impact basins formed long ago during a time when a huge storm of giant aster ...
From the Earth to the Moon
... Ancient Notions of the Night Sky" •! Constellations represent animals and gods" •! Babylonian and Chinese astronomers (21st c. BCE) " –! “Fixed stars” and “moving stars” " –! Moving stars were the abodes of gods" –! They believed the Earth was Flat but surrounded by a ...
... Ancient Notions of the Night Sky" •! Constellations represent animals and gods" •! Babylonian and Chinese astronomers (21st c. BCE) " –! “Fixed stars” and “moving stars” " –! Moving stars were the abodes of gods" –! They believed the Earth was Flat but surrounded by a ...
Ch 22 AstroGoes
... 16. Does Earth move faster in its orbit near perihelion (January) or near aphelion (July)? Based on your answer, is the solar day longest in January or July? 17. The moon rotates very slowly on its axis. Predict how this affects the lunar surface temperature. ...
... 16. Does Earth move faster in its orbit near perihelion (January) or near aphelion (July)? Based on your answer, is the solar day longest in January or July? 17. The moon rotates very slowly on its axis. Predict how this affects the lunar surface temperature. ...
The Geological History of the Moon
... rarity of Earth-like planets Some scientists think that a collision of the sort which produced the Earth’s Moon might be highly improbable. That would make our Earth-Moon system rare in the universe. If the Moon played a crucial role in making the Earth the way it is (tides, stabilization of the rot ...
... rarity of Earth-like planets Some scientists think that a collision of the sort which produced the Earth’s Moon might be highly improbable. That would make our Earth-Moon system rare in the universe. If the Moon played a crucial role in making the Earth the way it is (tides, stabilization of the rot ...
Moon landing
A moon landing is the arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. This includes both manned and unmanned (robotic) missions. The first human-made object to reach the surface of the Moon was the Soviet Union's Luna 2 mission, on 13 September 1959.The United States' Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon, on 20 July 1969. There have been six manned U.S. landings (between 1969 and 1972) and numerous unmanned landings, with no soft landings happening from 22 August 1976 until 14 December 2013. To date, the United States is the only country to have successfully conducted manned missions to the Moon.