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Our moon is the only natural satellite and it accompanies earth in anuual journey around the sun. The earths moon is unusually large compared to its partner planet. Scientists thought that when earth was forming a piece was sliced off. The Diameter of the moon is 3475 and the earths diameter is 12756, Which is about one fourth of the earths diameter. Most information of the moon come from the Apollo moon missions. Between 1969 and 1972 there have been six spacecraft landings. Non-attached spacecrafts including the Lunar prospector have also explored the moon. from calculation of the mass of the moon we know it's density is 3.3 that of water. Earths average density is 5.5 times that of water. Geologists have suggested that the …show more content…
Today we know there is no water and no atmosphere either. Because the moon has no water there is no erosion so it's surface is not constantly changing like the earth. Tectonic forces are also not active on the moon so volcanic eruptions don't happen. Since the moon is not protected by an atmosphere different types of erosion occur. Small space particles are constantly hitting the moon's surface and overtime is creates a smoothing effect on the moon's surface. The moon's rocks become rounded top as result of being at the lunar surface, still the moon most likely hasn't changed majorly in the last 3 billion years except for a few …show more content…
Kennedy was the president of the United States. He wanted humans to travel to the moon, which was risky because the U.S had just started trying to put people in space let alone going to the moon. The president and NASA were confident they could do it despite what people said. Apollo 11's mission was to land two men on the moon. They also had the challenge of returning back to Earth safely. Apollo 11 took off on July 16 1969 with Neil Armstrong, Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin, and Michael Collins were the astronauts aboard the Apollo 11. On July, 20, 1969 They then landed in a lunar module they named, very patriotically "the eagle". Only Armstrong and Buzz walked the moon. Collins stayed in orbit surrounding the moon. They wasted no time on the moon because they only had three hours, they spent it doing experiments involving moon rock and dirt and walking around. Before they left they planted a U.S flag on the surface. The planning and actual travel to the moon and back only took ten years which is fairly short for such a big distance and
Our moon is the only natural satellite and it accompanies earth in anuual journey around the sun. The earths moon is unusually large compared to its partner planet. Scientists thought that when earth was forming a piece was sliced off. The Diameter of the moon is 3475 and the earths diameter is 12756, Which is about one fourth of the earths diameter. Most information of the moon come from the Apollo moon missions. Between 1969 and 1972 there have been six spacecraft landings. Non-attached spacecrafts including the Lunar prospector have also explored the moon. from calculation of the mass of the moon we know it's density is 3.3 that of water. Earths average density is 5.5 times that of water. Geologists have suggested that the …show more content…
Today we know there is no water and no atmosphere either. Because the moon has no water there is no erosion so it's surface is not constantly changing like the earth. Tectonic forces are also not active on the moon so volcanic eruptions don't happen. Since the moon is not protected by an atmosphere different types of erosion occur. Small space particles are constantly hitting the moon's surface and overtime is creates a smoothing effect on the moon's surface. The moon's rocks become rounded top as result of being at the lunar surface, still the moon most likely hasn't changed majorly in the last 3 billion years except for a few …show more content…
Kennedy was the president of the United States. He wanted humans to travel to the moon, which was risky because the U.S had just started trying to put people in space let alone going to the moon. The president and NASA were confident they could do it despite what people said. Apollo 11's mission was to land two men on the moon. They also had the challenge of returning back to Earth safely. Apollo 11 took off on July 16 1969 with Neil Armstrong, Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin, and Michael Collins were the astronauts aboard the Apollo 11. On July, 20, 1969 They then landed in a lunar module they named, very patriotically "the eagle". Only Armstrong and Buzz walked the moon. Collins stayed in orbit surrounding the moon. They wasted no time on the moon because they only had three hours, they spent it doing experiments involving moon rock and dirt and walking around. Before they left they planted a U.S flag on the surface. The planning and actual travel to the moon and back only took ten years which is fairly short for such a big distance and