Lunacy. Revolution :365 days Rotation: 24 hours Gravity: 9.8 m/s 2 Surface temps –73 to 48 C (- 100 to 120F) Thick atmosphere, mild greenhouse effect.

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Lunacy

Revolution :365 days Rotation: 24 hours Gravity: 9.8 m/s 2 Surface temps –73 to 48 C (- 100 to 120F) Thick atmosphere, mild greenhouse effect Mass: 5.97 X10 24 kg Revolution : 27 days Rotation: 27 days Gravity: 1.62 m/s 2 (100 lbs on Earth 17 on the Moon) No atmosphere Surface temps C to – 153 C (224 F to –243 F) Mass:.0734 X10 24 kg Moon

Lunar Geologic History Mare: dark spots Volcanism Old lava flows SW Mare Imbrium Mare Imbrium Volcanism after impacts – most before 3 Ga (to 1 Ga)

Highlands - light, rough (Terrae) Craters: impact sites Regolith (moon dust): Moon’s topsoil Lunar features

EarthMoon No Magnetic Field Small Moon Quakes Small, Offset Core

Lunar Interior Structure Copyrighted, LPI

Earth’s Moon How did our Moon form? What’s been happening since?

Lunar Formation Models The moon is a sister world that formed in orbit around Earth as the Earth formed. The moon formed somewhere else in the solar system then was captured into orbit around Earth. Early Earth spun so fast that it spun off the moon.

Impact by Mars- sized proto-planet 4.5 billion years ago Explains: Chemistry Orbit High angular momentum

A few data to ponder …. Lower density – “lighter” - relative to planets Less iron than whole Earth, more aluminum and titanium Moon’s chemical signature ~ Earth’s mantle

How Did the Moon Form? A few more data to ponder Does not orbit in equatorial plane of Earth, or ecliptic Earth/Moon - high angular momentum

Copyrighted, LPI Early Earth is struck by a Mars sized object Stage 1

Copyrighted, LPI

Moon is covered in hot molten rock with less dense materials floating to the surface Stage 2

Stage 3 The moon acts as a giant bullseye for space debris and is impacted and cratered as the surface cools

And then …. All was quiet.

Except for impacts... 7 November; ~30 lb TNT 3 m-wide crater (estimate)

No Wind No Flowing Water No Erosion Last 3 billion years

Lunar Geologic History

4.5 billion years ago, our Moon forms (lunar rocks and meteorites) Lunar Geologic History Copyrighted, LPI

Magma Ocean Rocks Anorthosite Ga 95% Plag Feld (anorthite) Magma Ocean! No Water! Troctolite Ga

Lunar Impact Basins Imbrium RimOrientale Basin Big, frequent impacts until 3.8 billion years ago Impact events continue on all moons and planets today

Tycho Crater Young – 100 MY 85 kilometers across Fresh (rays) = young Rim Ejecta Central Peak Floor Wall Rays

Impacts …“the most fundamental process on the terrestrial planets…” Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker

Breccias and Impact Melts Impact melt + clasts Polymict Breccia

Lunar Volcanism Aristarchus Plateau Marius Hills

Lava Tubes Apollo 17

Lunar Basalts Ga

Lowlands – dark, smooth Maria (16%) Basalt – fine grained dark igneous rock rich in iron and magnesium (stuff that sank in magma ocean) Few hundred meters thick Rocks are 4.3 to 3.1 billion years old … volcanic flows as recently as 1 billion years ago!! Lunar Geologic History

Except for impacts...

How are they different in terms of geologic processes? And WHY?

Earth Active wind/water erosion Impacts Active volcanoes Earthquakes Active magnetic field Few craters Geologically Active! Moon NO Active wind/water erosion Impacts NO active volcanoes Small moonquakes NO active magnetic field Buckets of craters Geologically Inactive!

Earth Plate tectonics! Recycles! Moon NO plate tectonics

EarthMoon HOT! Not so hot! Why so different?

What’s Our Plan for Space? Fly the shuttle as safely as possible until 2010 Complete the ISS – 6-person crew by 2009 Align science, exploration, and aeronautics to support human space flight Bring the new Crew Exploration Vehicle – CEV - on line Establish a lunar program that informs future missions to Mars and other destinations

Why? Set up, for the first time, a full-fledged habitat on another world. Test advanced spacesuits and rovers. Try out methods for protecting explorers from deadly radiation. Learn to operate crucial life support and power needed on Mars. Gauge the effects of the absence of normal gravity on the body. New technology.

Return to the Moon Chandryaan – 2007! LRO – 2008 ! Identify Resources Map the Surface

Return to the Moon! 2012 – Develop and test technologies for resource utilization, communications, power 2014 – CEV, Ares launch vehicle

2018 – Humans for week-long stays Next: 45-day stays at outposts

Solar Eclipse Diagram solar eclipse 2.15

Lunar eclipse Diagram Lunar eclipse 2.15

2.16 the Moon and the tides Arrows indicate force 2.17 the Moon and the tides

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