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* * * * * * * * Ice on the Moon? 1994 – Clementine probe 1998 – Lunar Prospector Moon base of the future? What would you need to live there? Name these features. Name these features. Craters Maria Does this image show us the near side or far side of the moon? Far Side How can you tell? Is this line the limb or terminator? Is this line the limb or terminator? Limb Terminator Does this image show the near side or the far side of the moon? Near Side From what direction does the moon rise? The East Is this line the limb or the terminator? Limb Does the moon rise or set in the west? It sets in the west. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A look at our nearest neighbor in Space! The Moon What is the Moon? A natural satellite One of more than 96 moons in our Solar System The only moon of the planet Earth Pull of Gravity- keeps the moon in orbit around the earth. Location, location, location! About 384,000 km (240,000 miles) from Earth 3,468 km (2,155 miles) in diameter (about ? the size of Earth) Birth of the Moon “Born” 4-5 billion years ago Formed from impact of Mars-sized “planetesimal” on Earth (collision) Debris from both objects melted together to form the Moon Layers of the Moon 3 major divisions of the Lunar interior Crust - average thickness of about 70 kilometers Mantle Core - radius is between 300 and 425 kilometers The Moon’s Surface No atmosphere No liquid water Extreme temperatures Daytime = 130?C (265°F) Nighttime = -190?C (-310 ?F) 1/6 Earth’s gravity Lunar Features - Highlands Rocky Mountains up to 7500 m (25,000 ft) tall Rilles (trenchlike valleys) Impact craters Lunar Features - Craters Up to 2500 km (1,553 miles) across Most formed by meteorite impact on the Moon Some formed by volcanic action inside the Moon Lunar Features - Maria Originally thought to be “seas” by early astronomers Darkest parts of lunar landscape Filled by lava after crash of huge meteorites on lunar surface 3-4 billion years ago Mostly basalt rock Maria Craters Can you see the