1. The Moon
Section 1-4

2. Moon’s Surface
1609: Italian Scientist Galileo, built his own telescope to observe the moon.
He observed the following features:
Maria: Dark areas on the Moon
Craters: Round “Pits”
Highlands: Mountains
He observed that the highlands cast shadows

3. Features on the Moon Maria: Dark flat areas on the Moon
Possible lava flows
Craters: formed by meteorites that strike the Moon…….(pits)
Highlands: Mountain ranges
Moon Missions: July st men
on Moon. 12 men walked on the Moon
800 lbs of rocks
Studied: moonquakes, heat flow, composition

4. Moon Facts Size: diameter of Moon = distance across the
U.S. (1/4 the Earth’s diameter)
Temperature: Day = 100 degrees C ( 212 F)
Night = -170 degrees C (-270 F)
Gravity: 1/6 the Gravity of Earth
180 lbs on earth = 30 lbs on the Moon
Distance of the Moon= 250, 000 miles
Mass = 1/8 earth
Other: No Air, No Water, No magnetic field
Formation: “ Collision theory”

5. Images on the Moon
Man on the Moon Rabbit on the Moon

6. Woman on the Moon