posted on Nov, 11 2008 @ 06:01 AM
Some yeara ago i read some threads here by John Lear, Hoagland et al and remembered something that made me laugh some, Lear insisted that the far side
of the moon had an atmosphere and the explanation he gave was that the gravity on the far side is different from the near side.
Ive been following JAPAN/JAXA Selene (Kaguya) mission since launch date: September 14, 2007. Now the following have been found.
April 16, 2008 (JST)
Kyushu University
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
www.jaxa.jp...
*Gravity anomaly: The lunar gravity field is not homogenous. Any region of the Moon with a higher than expected mass density will produce a gravity
anomaly.
*Dichotomy of the Moon: Between the near side and the far side, clear asymmetry is called the "Dichotomy of the Moon" as in the thickness of the
lunar crust and the distribution of the lunar Maria.