Moon Notes Chapter 2 Section 2

The Moon is Earth’s natural satellite The pull of gravity keeps the Moon in orbit around Earth You always see the same side of the Moon; the moon turns once on its own axis each time is orbits Earth.

What do you think the dark stuff is?

The half of Moon’s surface that constantly faces Earth is call the near side. Lunar Mare; a large, dark plain of solidified lava on the Moon.

The moon is dry and airless. Many impact craters are still visible and mostly unchanged. The ground is covered with a powder of finely broken rock, called moon dust.

Lunar Map

Moon Rocks Moon rocks have different ages depending on where they are found. Lunar basalt covers large areas. Basalt is the darker, younger rock. Lunar Highland is original moon rock, it is older and lighter in color.

Layers The Moon has three layers: Crust Mantle Core

How the Moon formed An early version of Earth is struck by a smaller object in space. The moon forms from material from Earth and this object. This is one theory of how the Moon formed