The map uses BFsc—shorthand for smooth ... In contrast, most of the moon's surface rocks are older than about 2.5 billion years. Luckily, the moon is close enough in the solar system that ...
What is the moon phase today? Today, Jan. 2, 2025, the moon is 3 days old, in the Waxing Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 9% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...
But how did these places get their names? Who named Copernicus Crater? Where did all those names on lunar maps come from, and what stimulated their selection? Ewen Whitaker traces the origins and ...
Craters are the mark the passing universe leaves on the Moon, a cosmic guestbook. They tell us the history not only of the Moon, but of our solar system. Earth's Moon is covered in craters. Humanity's ...
A Tetracorder map of the Moon showing water absorption areas (with an Earth-based image of the Moon in the center right to establish the boundaries of this map). The different colors represent ...