Its magnetic field indicates large amounts of molten nickel and iron in outer core. The moon lacks a hydrosphere/atmosphere/magnetosphere. Tides occur cause a tidal bulge which is the difference in the moon and earths gravitational force. Spring tides=high tide, neaptide=low tides. Highest and lowest tides occur during new and full moons.
The Geology of the Moon Approximately 4.5 billion years ago a large asteroid struck Earth and thus resulted in the Moon. This impact theory suggests that the collision ejected raw materials which in time became the Moon. With the Moon having no significant atmosphere, it can reserve a good record of the impact history. This information can provide geologists with clues to the history of the Earth. The crust of the Moon is composed of a variation of primary elements, including uranium, oxygen, thorium, potassium, silicon, magnesium, iron, titanium, calcium, aluminum and hydrogen.
The Effects the Moon has on Earth As the moon dances along its orbit in uniform motion with the earth, we see it going from a new moon to full moon and back. We normally think that the moon has no effect on us whatsoever, but in reality, we wouldn’t be where we are now without the moon. The effects the moon has on the earth are ocean tides, the length of our day, months, and animal behavior. The moon tries to pull the earth closer with its gravity. But with the earth being three times more massive than the moon, it is able to stay in place.
These two moons are also very dark and are thought to be captured asteroids. Phobos is 7.24 times larger than Deimos. It is named after the Greek god Phobos (which means “fear”). Phobos orbits 6,000 kilometers (3,700 miles) from Mars’ surface. No other moon orbits closer to its planet.
Praesepe or also known as the Beehive Cluster is an open cluster. It is one of the nearest open clusters in our solar system; it also contains the largest population of large stars than most clusters nearby. Under the dark skies at night, the Beehive Cluster looks like a nebulous object to a human’s naked eye.
Mercury is the innermost and smallest planet as well as having the most eccentric orbit the eight planets in our Solar System. Mercury’s terrain is rocky and heavily cratered closely resembling Earth’s moon, having no atmospheric protection against meteoroids or debris colliding with the surface, causing huge dents. The outer crust of mercury is believed to be very thin, much thinner than earths, its shell only being 500 to 600 km thick. It has been found that Mercury is the second densest planet of our solar system, earth being the first. It has a metallic core which makes up 75% of the planets radius.
Life Cycle of a Star Pamela Hughes May 17, 2011 SCI/151 Norman Stradleigh Life Cycle of a Star On a clear dark night, one can see thousands of stars. We can see many stars but could never dream of being able to count them all. Even though each individual star is unique, all stars share much in common. The Sun, which is the source of virtually all light, heat, and energy reaching the Earth, is the nearest star. Today, we know that stars are born from interstellar gas clouds, shine by nuclear fusion and then die, sometimes in dramatic ways.
The earth’s atmosphere was limiting how far we could see into space, so astronomers decided to bypass the atmosphere. The idea of a space telescope has been around for many decades, but only recently became a reality. The first proposal of a space telescope can be traced back to nineteen twenty three. Hermann Oberth known as the inventor of modern rocketry technology proposed that a telescope could be sent into space using a rocket. In the nineteen seventies the vision for a space telescope would become a reality.
Venus, the brightest thing in the sky after the Sun and the Moon, was one of the most important objects of measurements for the Maya civilization. The Maya used Venus for observations during day time. In Fact, Mayas used to time their wars based on stationary points of either Venus or Jupiter. They even used humans as sacrifice when Venus was at its dimmest magnitude after Superior Conjunction ( when an inferior planet is on the opposite side of the sun), and it got even worst
The moon landing is also of such astronomical precision, based on the Orion Star cluster. Either the sea of tranquility is a constant match as the great Pyramids of Egypt on planet Earth. The time chosen to land on moon is also set according to the astronomical constant happen with moon and Orion Cluster. The landing and takeoff from moon happened within the same time, when those astronomical constants were happening in the moon for few