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Moon - Wikipedia The lunar surface is covered in lunar dust and marked by mountains, impact craters, their ejecta, ray-like streaks, rilles and, mostly on the near side of the Moon, by dark maria ('seas'), which are plains of cooled lava These maria were formed when molten lava flowed into ancient impact basins
Moon | Features, Phases, Surface, Exploration, Facts | Britannica Moon, Earth ’s sole natural satellite and nearest large celestial body Known since prehistoric times, it is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun It is designated by the symbol ☽ Its name in English, like that of Earth, is of Germanic and Old English derivation
The Moons Surface - NASA Science From lunar orbit, astronauts pointed cameras out the window of their spacecraft to capture photos of the moon's surface The closest look we’ve had at the moon came from the launch of NASA’s Apollo program in the 1960s Between 1967 and 1972, a series of missions landed the first men on the moon
Surface features of the Moon - Institute of Physics The Moon’s surface had what looked like valleys, plains and mountains much like the distinctly unheavenly surface of the Earth Galileo’s conclusion led him to search for imperfections in other objects in the night sky – and ultimately to prove that the Earth was not the centre of the Universe
In Depth | Earths Moon – NASA Solar System Exploration Earth's Moon has a core, mantle, and crust The Moon’s core is proportionally smaller than other terrestrial bodies' cores The solid, iron-rich inner core is 149 miles (240 kilometers) in radius It is surrounded by a liquid iron shell 56 miles (90 kilometers) thick
9. 2 The Lunar Surface – Astronomy The surface of the Moon is buried under a fine-grained soil of tiny, shattered rock fragments The dark basaltic dust of the lunar maria was kicked up by every astronaut footstep, and thus eventually worked its way into all of the astronauts’ equipment
The Moon: Definition, Age, Distance, Size, Surface, Facts The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite and the fifth largest moon in the solar system The Moon’s age, diameter, and size define its physical properties Its surface showcases a diverse range of terrain, including craters, mountains, and plains
Whats on the surface of the moon? | HowStuffWorks The Apollo astronauts observed that the highlands are generally about 4 to 5 km (2 5 to 3 miles) above the average lunar surface elevation, while the maria are low-lying plains about 2 to 3 km (1 2 to 1 8 miles) below average elevation
Moon Fact Sheet - NSSDCA Diurnal temperature range (equator): 95 K to 390 K (~ -290 F to +240 F) Total mass of atmosphere: ~25,000 kg Surface pressure (night): 3 x 10 -15 bar (2 x 10 -12 torr) Abundance at surface: 2 x 10 5 particles cm 3 Estimated Composition (night, particles per cubic cm): Helium 4 (4 He) - 40,000 ; Neon 20 (20 Ne) - 40,000 ; Hydrogen (H 2) - 35,000