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Monday October 4, 2010

Monday October 4, 2010. (Lunar Craters and Regolith , The Space Race ). The Launch Pad Monday, 10/4/10. Name the three leading hypotheses for lunar formation and denote the one that is now the most widely accepted. On what basis is this one the most accepted?. Announcements. ??.

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Monday October 4, 2010

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  1. MondayOctober 4, 2010 (Lunar Craters and Regolith, The Space Race)

  2. The Launch Pad Monday, 10/4/10 Name the three leading hypotheses for lunar formation and denote the one that is now the most widely accepted. On what basis is this one the most accepted?

  3. Announcements • ??

  4. Earth’s Moon Craters Craters are the most obvious features on the lunar surface. Most craters are produced by an impact from a meteoroid that produces “ejecta.” Occasionally craters will have “rays” (associated with younger craters)

  5. Earth’s Moon Crater Tycho) Rays

  6. The Age of Bombardment The Moon's Turbulent Youth

  7. Earth’s Moon Lunar Regolith Lunar regolith is a gray, unconsolidated debris that covers all lunar terrains. Regolith is composed of Igneous rocks: Breccia Glass beads Fine lunar dust The “soil-like” layer is produced by eons of meteoric bombardment.

  8. Lunar Regolith

  9. The Race to the Moon

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