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Lunar Prospector spacecraft orbited the moon in 1998, it found something curious: a bright bull's-eye of radioactive thorium on the far side of the moon between the craters Compton and Belkovich — a formation that seemed suspiciously volcanic.
Now the next-generation Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has turned its optical cameras on the site and has indeed discovered a vented mountain in the center of the thorium field, suggesting that not only is volcanism responsible but a particularly rare type of volcanism — at least on the moon — that produces lighter silicas instead of heavier basalts. What's more, while all lunar volcanoes were assumed to have last stirred 3 billion to 4 billion years ago, this one appears much fresher — just a billion or so years old.
Originally posted by zorgon
No clouds on the moon... despite the fact that astronomers have seen them for hundreds of years... and despite the fact that NASA has been recording these sightings in a TLP catalog... In Dec 2005 NASA now tells us about raging MOON STORMS
December 7, 2005: Every lunar morning, when the sun first peeks over the dusty soil of the moon after two weeks of frigid lunar night, a strange storm stirs the surface. The next time you see the moon, trace your finger along the terminator, the dividing line between lunar night and day. That's where the storm is. It's a long and skinny dust storm, stretching all the way from the north pole to the south pole, swirling across the surface, following the terminator as sunrise ceaselessly sweeps around the moon. Never heard of it? Few have. But scientists are increasingly confident that the storm is real.
In what? He said so many things.
Originally posted by zorgon
In either case John Lear was RIGHT...
Originally posted by Frater210
reply to post by zorgon
Thanks, Zorgon, for the post. I love all of this Moon stuff but have not been able to make heads or tails out of it myself, even after wading through probably most of what is available on the web. My favorite is Dave McGowan's 'Wagging the Moondoggie' installments.
So if the Moon is hollow where do you suppose the silica magma is coming from?
Please excuse my ignorance on the subject matter.
edit on 28-7-2011 by Frater210 because: thanks
NASA said...
No water on the moon... NAVY sends Clementine, Pentagon Press release says LOTS of water on the moon 1996.... MANY years later, 2009, NASA bombs the moon and tells us they found water... (and a pretty pathetic mission at that)
NASA said...
No atmosphere on the moon... well maybe a little... but NASA forgot to tell us about the sunset rays. Mar 2005 they finally admit that Apollonots saw them, and that they had photos from Surveyor that showed them... And now they call them MOON FOUNTAINS
Originally posted by Pimander
Originally posted by zorgon
No clouds on the moon... despite the fact that astronomers have seen them for hundreds of years... and despite the fact that NASA has been recording these sightings in a TLP catalog... In Dec 2005 NASA now tells us about raging MOON STORMS
December 7, 2005: Every lunar morning, when the sun first peeks over the dusty soil of the moon after two weeks of frigid lunar night, a strange storm stirs the surface. The next time you see the moon, trace your finger along the terminator, the dividing line between lunar night and day. That's where the storm is. It's a long and skinny dust storm, stretching all the way from the north pole to the south pole, swirling across the surface, following the terminator as sunrise ceaselessly sweeps around the moon. Never heard of it? Few have. But scientists are increasingly confident that the storm is real.
I can't help wondering why the tracks of the Russian Lunar Rover are visible. Surely the dust storms would have covered them by now?edit on 28/7/11 by Pimander because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Kandinsky
reply to post by backinblack
They aren't so much 'storms' as charged particles being carried aloft as the terminator passes across the Moon's surface. In essence, it's similar to passing your finger above an old TV screen. The astronauts described a subtle effect rather than what we'd picture as a wind on Earth. More like a charged breeze?
Also, NO astronaut experienced it as it's on the terminator.
Originally posted by Kandinsky
reply to post by backinblack
Also, NO astronaut experienced it as it's on the terminator.
Who drew the pictures?