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Structures of the Lunar Surface
27.02.2004 | Лунное фото дня
Structural geology is the study of the landforms caused by horizontal or vertical movement of the crust. On Earth, much of structural geology concerns faults and folds created by the forces of plate tectonics. On the Moon, most structural or tectonic features appear to be associated with impact basins.
On the Moon with Apollo 15
26.02.2004 | Лунное фото дня
The most visually dramatic Apollo landing site was Apollo 15 - on the edge of Hadley Rille and almost in the shadow of the Apennine Mountains. The goal of that mission was to seek information on how both of these features formed.
Say Hi to Hyginus
25.02.2004 | Лунное фото дня
Each new high quality image of the Moon reveals things we may have overlooked before. This excellent image of Hyginus and its rille taken with the Ludiver 24" telescope shows features that are rarely imaged from the Earth. Hygenus is one of the largest craters on the Moon NOT likely to be of impact origin.
An Amateur's Moon
24.02.2004 | Лунное фото дня
Computer technology has empowered each of us to become a publisher. Alan Chu, a skilled observer and photographer from Hong Kong, has made available his own Photographic Moon Book. Alan has taken more than...
Rocks and Time on the Moon
23.02.2004 | Лунное фото дня
What we see on the Moon are rock units, many of which were formed instantaneously. For example, the crater Copernicus disrupted the existing lunar surface and spread deposits as rays and secondary craters - new rock units.
More Discoveries Near the Straight Wall
22.02.2004 | Лунное фото дня
Low sun angle images continue to reveal new features on the Moon. An image of the Straight Wall by Thierry LeGault showed an apparent rille or fault running from the northern portion of the wall to the northeast.
We're on our Way, Houston!
21.02.2004 | Лунное фото дня
The last time humans were on the Moon was December 1972 - nearly 32 years ago! The inspiration from that magnificent and audacious journey still burns bright in some folks. In 1998, Jim Scotti, a scientist and artist at the Lunar and Planetary Lab in Tucson, painted this view of the last liftoff.
Last Quarter
20.02.2004 | Лунное фото дня
The last week of each lunation is largely unobserved by Earthlings, most of whom sleep through the night. The last quarter Moon rises about midnight and is at its highest at sunrise. At last...
Max Goes to the Moon
19.02.2004 | Лунное фото дня
Do you remember the kids books you read - or were read to you - when your age was just a single digit? Many of those books had a lesson as well as a tale: Little...
Sea of Dryness
18.02.2004 | Лунное фото дня
The classical names for the lunar dark areas were all nautical, but all were dreadful misnomers since the Moon has always lacked seas and oceans. So today, we will examine the Sea of Dryness rather than Mare Humorum, the Sea of Moisture.