Transcript PowerPoint - Science with Mrs. Wilson

Notice that the earth goes through “phases” if you
are on the moon.
Goal was to put men
on the moon to
explore and conduct
scientific
experiments.
Neil Armstrong was
the first person to
walk on the moon.
He did so on July
20, 1969.
Video clip of Apollo Missions
Regolith – lunar soil – caused by meteorite impacts
Photo Apollo 15
Earthrise
Apollo 8
Crater Copernicus viewed from lunar orbit
Apollo 12
Capturing
the Sun:
aluminum
panel traps
atomic
particles
from the
Sun during
the Apollo
11 mission.
Apollo 12
Alan Bean descends
the Intrepid's ladder
seismic
experiment
Apollo 14
Moonquakes
occur because
of the earth
pulling on the
moon. They are
called “rock
tides.”
This is a view of the Lunar Roving Vehicle photographed alone against
the desolate lunar background during an Apollo 15 lunar surface
extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site.
Apollo 15
Rock sampling
Apollo 15
Apollo 16 – getting
soil samples
Apollo 17
Lunar lander and
lunar rover.
Apollo 17
Fixing a fender
Crescent Earth rises above lunar horizon
Comparisons:
1/4 our diameter
1/6 our gravity
About 240,000
miles away
Lunar far side looks very different from the side of the moon we
always see!
Maria
Maria
Rays
around
craters
Highlands
Apollo
15
Maria
Highlands
newer crater
Old crater
Apollo
15
Video clip of lunar formation
http://burro.cwru.edu
An object the size of Mars collided with the
Earth. There is a lot of evidence for this event!
http://www.scientificpsychic.com
Collision Theory Evidence !
•Material on the moon is like our
crust and mantle. Very little iron is
there.
•No atmosphere on the moon due to
high energy impact.
•Same oxygen atoms are on the
earth and moon that are different
from ones found in comets and
meteoriods!