Title: Moon's Craters Give New Clues to Early Solar System
Post by: Tank on September 17, 2010, 02:38:44 PM
Post by: Tank on September 17, 2010, 02:38:44 PM
Moon's Craters Give New Clues to Early Solar System Bombardment (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100916145051.htm)
On the radio this morning there was a discussion about this and in particular that the research shows where to go on the Moon to find the oldest rocks, just when NASA ain't going anymore. Oh well, hopefully the Chinese will be able to make use of the data.
QuoteScienceDaily (Sep. 16, 2010) â€" Take a cursory look at the moon, and it can resemble a pockmarked golf ball. The dimples and divots on its surface are testament that our satellite has withstood a barrage of impacts from comets, asteroids and other space matter throughout much of its history. Because the geological record of that pummeling remains largely intact, scientists have leaned on the moon to reconstruct the chaotic early days of the inner solar system.
On the radio this morning there was a discussion about this and in particular that the research shows where to go on the Moon to find the oldest rocks, just when NASA ain't going anymore. Oh well, hopefully the Chinese will be able to make use of the data.
Title: Re: Moon's Craters Give New Clues to Early Solar System
Post by: wildfire_emissary on September 17, 2010, 05:42:14 PM
Post by: wildfire_emissary on September 17, 2010, 05:42:14 PM
Rough! Pretty awesome for a satellite. Not only a target of poetry, but of other space objects. Wait, are the Chinese going there?
Title: Re: Moon's Craters Give New Clues to Early Solar System
Post by: Tank on September 17, 2010, 05:56:30 PM
Post by: Tank on September 17, 2010, 05:56:30 PM
Quote from: "wildfire_emissary"Rough! Pretty awesome for a satellite. Not only a target of poetry, but of other space objects. Wait, are the Chinese going there?I would suspect that China will attempt a Moon landing at some point, they are doing some of the research now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Lu ... on_Program (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Lunar_Exploration_Program)
The Chinese are patient and ambitious, they'll get there one day.
Title: Re: Moon's Craters Give New Clues to Early Solar System
Post by: karadan on September 17, 2010, 07:28:37 PM
Post by: karadan on September 17, 2010, 07:28:37 PM
Europe is going there as well, by 2018.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11305553 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11305553)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11305553 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11305553)
Title: Re: Moon's Craters Give New Clues to Early Solar System
Post by: Tank on September 17, 2010, 07:57:18 PM
Post by: Tank on September 17, 2010, 07:57:18 PM
48 years after the Russians did it http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCa ... =1970-072A (http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1970-072A)
Title: Re: Moon's Craters Give New Clues to Early Solar System
Post by: wildfire_emissary on September 18, 2010, 10:49:14 AM
Post by: wildfire_emissary on September 18, 2010, 10:49:14 AM
You guys talk about the moon like its Mexico. I wonder when the Philippines is gonna hop to the next island. 
Title: Re: Moon's Craters Give New Clues to Early Solar System
Post by: tymygy on September 23, 2010, 08:17:20 PM
Post by: tymygy on September 23, 2010, 08:17:20 PM
Quote from: "Tank"The Chinese are patient and ambitious, they'll get there one day.
Not only will they get there, they will make camp there, and store some of their over-populated country on it.