Saturday 17 August 2013

The Moon Is Not Made of Cheese - Lunar Composition

Moon (Anne Helmenstine)It's possible you've heard the Moon is made of cheese, but I hope you didn't believe it! The Moon is a rocky body, similar in many ways to Earth. It even has an atmosphere, although not one you would want to breathe. Here's a look at the composition of the Moon, including the core, mantle, crust, Moon rocks, and lunar atmosphere... read moreif(zs>0){if(zSbL250)gEI("spacer").style.height=Math.floor(e[0].height/12)+17.5+'em';else{var zIClns=[];function walkup(e){if(e.className!='entry'){if(e.nodeName=='A'||e.style.styleFloat=='right'||e.style.cssFloat=='right'||e.align=='right'||e.align=='left'||e.className=='alignright'||e.className=='alignleft')zIClns.push(e);walkup(e.parentNode)}}walkup(e[0]);if(zIClns.length){node=zIClns[zIClns.length-1];var clone=node.cloneNode(true);node.parentNode.removeChild(node);getElementsByClassName("entry",gEI("articlebody"))[0].insertBefore(clone,gEI("spacer"))}}}};zSB(2);zSbL=0

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