PDF-(BOOK)-Lunar Sourcebook: A User\'s Guide to the Moon

This extraordinary book is the only work to date to collect data gathered during the American and Soviet missions in an accessible and complete onevolume encyclopedic reference of current scientific and technical information about the Moon It provides a thorough introduction to lunar studies and a summary of current information about the nature of the lunar environment It explores the formation and evolution of the Moons surface the chemical and mineralogical nature of lunar rocks and soils and the current state of scientific knowledge about the nature origin and history of the Moon The book is written and edited by scientists from academia industry and government active in every field of lunar research and all veterans of the Apollo program Engineers mission planners planetary scientists educators and students interested in scientific study and exploration of the Moon will find this a unique and essential reference. Lunar plains & craters. Manned lunar exploration. The lunar interior. The Moon. ’. s geologic history. The formation of the Moon. Moon Data (Table 10-1). Moon Data: Numbers. Diameter. : 3,476. .. Solar Eclipse. Occurs when the Moon is positioned between the Sun and Earth and all are in complete alignment. Occurs during a . NEW. Moon. The Moon’s shadow falls on a portion of the Earth. The Geometry of a Solar Eclipse. lit up by the Sun?. Half the Moon is always. lit by the Sun. Except . . .. When the Earth’s shadow hits the Moon we have a …….. Lunar Eclipse. Eclipses. Solar Eclipse—the moon moves in a line directly between the Earth and sun. Sixth Grade: Unit 6. What are eclipses?. Although the Sun, our moon and the Earth itself are revolving around each other we are usually not revolving in the same . plane. (all lined up). But . occasionally . Michael Allen. MooSci. MooSci. is a device that uses scintillation measurements from the Moon to reconstruct the ground layer turbulence profile.. This information about the turbulence profile is used to help choose optimal sites for the placement of new telescopes.. Our . Moon. on February 2, 2011. How has the Moon changed the last week?. Is there a volunteer to draw what they saw on the board?. What shape would you predict tonight? . Does anyone know the name of this Moon phase?. Lunar motions & lunar phases. Lunar axial rotation & orbital revolution. Eclipses & the line of nodes. Lunar eclipses. Solar eclipses. Relative . Earth-Moon-Sun . distances. Lunar Motions. Lunar plains & craters. Manned . lunar . exploration. The lunar interior. The Moon. ’. s geologic history. The formation of the Moon. Moon Data (Table 10-1). Moon Data: Numbers. Diameter. : 3,476. Oded Aharonson. 1,2. 1. Weizmann . Institute of . Science. 2. California Institute of Technology. With contributions from N. Schorghofer / P. Hayne. Comets. Asteroids. IDPs. Solar. Wind. Moon. Giant. Unit 3. : The Moon. 1. Objectives. To be able to describe the phenomenon of how a lunar eclipse occurs.. To be able to apply what they already know about the moons orbit to this “special case.”. To apply what they know about the wavelengths of light to the appearance of the moon during the eclipse. . What causes Solar and Lunar Eclipses?. Quick Review!. Solar. means. Lunar. means. The SUN!. The MOON!. What is an Eclipse?. An eclipse happens when one object gets in between you and another object and blocks your view.. Presented by Kesler Science. Why does the moon look different every night?. Can you make predictions about the Moon’s appearance?. Essential Question:. Lunar Cycle . – the change in appearance of the Moon as it makes one full revolution around the Earth. . 0. Guidepost. In this chapter, you will consider four important questions about the Moon. Why does the moon go through phases?. What causes a lunar eclipse?. What causes a solar eclipse?. How can eclipses be predicted?. Prentice Hall Earth Science. 22.3 Objectives. Describe . how the physical features of the lunar surface were created. Explain . the history of the moon . 22.3 Vocabulary. crater. ray. mare. rille. lunar regolith.