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The composition of the Moon is a bit of a mystery. Although we know a lot about what the surface of the Moon is made of, scientists can only guess at what the ... ; The composition of the Moon is a bit of a mystery. Although we know a lot about what the surface of the Moon is made of, scientists can only guess at what...
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www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/the-moon/what-is-t...
www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/the-moon/what-is-the-moon-made-of/
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The composition of the rocks on the moon based on samples of lunar rocks are volcanic in origin. The rocks are basalts, similar to the kind of volcanic rock found on Earth. The lunar basalts are rich in iron and magnesium, and they also contain glassy structures that are indicative of rapid cooling.
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The moon is made of volcanic rock rich in iron and magnesium. The rock is not alot unlike volcanic rock found here on earth. For more information on moon rocks see the following link http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=47...
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A photographic map of the equatorial region with pan and zoom capability, showing locations of the Apollo landing ... Loading Moon Maps.. ... About Google Moon;
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moon.google.com/
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Space researchers have used invisible X-rays, reflecting off the surface of the moon, to find out what our nearest solar neighbor is made of and how it was formed. ... When solar X-rays strike the surface of the Moon, electrons in the atoms exposed to the radiation are knocked out of the inner parts of the atoms.
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dsc.discovery.com/news/afp/20030929/moon.html
dsc.discovery.com/news/afp/20030929/moon.html
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Canup's latest effort, produced with the help of Erik Asphaug of the University of California, Santa Cruz, is like a small scene in a blockbuster disaster movie -- the first 24 hours of time in the epic calamity that made the Moon.
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www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/moon_making_...
www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/moon_making_010815-1.html
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This view, acquired with the sun almost directly behind Saturn, reveals a previously unknown faint ring of material coincident with the orbit of the small moon Pallene. ... Some faint spokes can also be spotted in the main rings, made visible by sunlight diffusing through the B ring. The image was taken in visible light...
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www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/multimedia/pia08328....
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/multimedia/pia08328.html
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A disk of orbiting material was formed, and this matter eventually stuck together to form the Moon in orbit around the Earth. This theory can explain why the Moon is made mostly of rock and how the rock was excessively heated.
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Here's an early green cheese citation from John Heywood's Proverbes (1546): "The moon is made of a greene cheese," greene meaning new, unaged. One can find similar quotes in the works of Francois Rabelais and Thomas More.
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www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1340/how-did-the-moon...
www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1340/how-did-the-moon-green-cheese-myth-start
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