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Moonquakes Surprisingly Comm …
Title Moonquakes Surprisingly Common
Explanation Why are there so many moonquakes? A recent reanalysis of seismometers [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seismometer ] left on the moon by the Apollo moon landings [ http://history.nasa.gov/ap11ann/introduction.htm ] has revealed a surprising number of moonquakes occurring within 30 kilometers of the surface. In fact, 28 moonquakes [ http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=2005AGUFM.P51A0915N ] were detected in data recorded between 1972 and 1977. These moonquakes [ http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/15mar_moonquakes.htm ] were not only strong enough to move furniture [ http://www.maltwood.uvic.ca/hoft/timeline.html ] but the stiff rock of the moon continued vibrating for many minutes, significantly longer than the soft rock earthquakes [ http://www.crustal.ucsb.edu/ics/outreach/understanding/elastic/intro-rebound.html ] on Earth. The cause of the moonquakes remains unknown, with one hypothesis holding that landslides [ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/glossary.php?termID=105&alpha=L ] in craters cause the vibrations. Regardless of the source, future moon buildings [ http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/vision/lunar/ndxpage1.html ] need to be built to withstand the frequent shakings. Pictured above [ http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-001102.html ] in 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzz_Aldrin ] stands besides a recently deployed lunar seismometer [ http://www.lpi.usra.edu/expmoon/Apollo15/A15_Experiments_PSE.html ], looking back toward the lunar landing module [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030920.html ].
Apollo 11: East Crater Panor …
Title Apollo 11: East Crater Panorama
Explanation On July 20, 1969 [ http://history.nasa.gov/ap11ann/introduction.htm ], Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong [ http://history.nasa.gov/ap11ann/kippsphotos/ 5528.jpg ] and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin [ http://history.nasa.gov/ap11ann/kippsphotos/ 5390.jpg ] became the first to walk on the Moon [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.html ]. This panorama of their landing site [ http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~durda/Apollo/ landing_sites.html ] sweeps across the magnificent desolation [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031109.html ] of the Moon's Sea [ http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/lunarform/ maria.html ] of Tranquility, with their Lunar Module, the Eagle, in the background at the far left. East Crater, about 30 meters wide and 4 meters deep, is on the right (scroll right), and was so named because it is about 60 meters east of the Lunar Module. Armstrong had piloted the Eagle safely over the crater. Near the end of his stay on the lunar surface [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040417.html ] Armstrong strayed far enough from the Lunar Module [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020628.html ] to take the pictures used to construct this wide-angle view, his shadow appearing at the panorama's left edge. The object near the middle foreground is a stereo close-up camera.
One Small Step
Title One Small Step
Explanation On July 20th, 1969, a human first set foot on the Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950903.html ]. Pictured above is the first lunar footprint. The footprint and distinction of the first person to walk on the Moon [ http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/luna.html ] belong to Neil Armstrong. It has been estimated that one billion people world-wide watched Armstrong's first step - making the live transmission from a camera mounted on the lunar lander the highest rated television show ever. Upon setting foot on the moon, Armstrong said: "That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind." [ gopher://www.ksc.nasa.gov:70/ss/history/apollo/ apollo-11/sounds/A01106AA ] The Apollo missions [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo.html ] to the Moon [ http://www.nasm.edu/APOLLO/AS11/Apollo11_fact.html ] have been described as the result of the greatest technological mobilization the world has known.
Standing on the Moon
Title Standing on the Moon
Explanation Pictured, the second person to walk on the Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950903.html ]: Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. During this Apollo 11 [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-11/apollo-11.html ] mission, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon while Michael Collins circled in the Command Module above. The lunar team erected a plaque on the surface that reads: HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTH, FIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOON JULY 1969 A.D., WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND. The Apollo missions [ http://ees5-www.lanl.gov/APOLLO/ ] demonstrated that it is possible to land humans on the Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950921.html ] and return them safely.
Footprints on Another World
Title Footprints on Another World
Explanation On July 20th, 1969 [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/ap11ann/ introduction.htm ], humans first set foot on the Moon [ http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/ luna.html ]. Taken from a window of their Apollo 11 lunar module, the Eagle, this picture shows the footprints in the powdery lunar soil [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap011110.html ] made by astronauts Neil Armstrong [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/ap11ann/ kippsphotos/5528.jpg ] and Buzz Aldrin [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/ap11ann/ kippsphotos/5390.jpg ]. It has been estimated that one billion people on planet Earth watched [ http://guinan.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/videos/ historical.html ] Armstrong step from the lander onto the surface of another world [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/ ], making this live transmission one of the highest rated television shows ever. In the foreground at right, a rocket nozzle on the side of the Eagle is seen in silhouette, while beyond an unfurled United States [ http://aesp.nasa.okstate.edu/fieldguide/ ] flag is the television camera, remounted on a stand to better view the landing area. The Apollo missions [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo.html ] to the Moon have been described as the result of the greatest technological mobilization in history [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/ ].
The Eagle Soars
Title The Eagle Soars
Explanation On July 21, 1969 Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950921.html ] and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960420.html ] lifted off the lunar surface [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960609.html ] in the ascent stage of their lunar module dubbed "The Eagle" -- after becoming the first to walk on the moon. Seen here the Eagle soars towards a rendezvous with the orbiting Command Module piloted by Michael Collins [ http://ees5-www.lanl.gov/APOLLO/a11.crew.html#collinsbio ]. The smooth, dark mare area [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960112.html ] on the surface below is Mare Smithii located just below the equator on the extreme eastern edge of the lunar nearside [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950903.html ]. The Earth is visible hanging above the moon's [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/moon.html ] western horizon.
Standing on the Moon
Title Standing on the Moon
Explanation Humans once walked on the Moon. Pictured above is the second person to stand on the lunar surface: Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. During this Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong (the first person to walk on the moon) and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon while Michael Collins circled in the Command Module above. The lunar team erected a plaque on the surface that reads: HERE MEN FROM THE PLANET EARTH FIRST SET FOOT UPON THE MOON JULY 1969 A.D. WE CAME IN PEACE FOR ALL MANKIND. The Apollo missions demonstrated that it is possible to land humans on the Moon and return them safely.
Apollo 11: Onto a New World
Title Apollo 11: Onto a New World
Explanation A human first set foot on another world on July 20, 1969 [ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo11.html ]. This world was Earth's own Moon [ http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov/ ]. Pictured above is Neil Armstrong [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS11/10075179.htm ] preparing to take the historic first step [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950921.html ]. On the way down the Lunar Module [ http://www.nasm.edu/APOLLO/LMordered.html ] ladder, Armstrong [ http://www.3d-interact.com/SpaceMuseum/armstrong.html ] released equipment which included the television camera that recorded this fuzzy image [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS11/10075288.htm ]. Pictures and voice transmissions [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-11/ sounds/A01106AA.WAV ] were broadcast live [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-11/ sounds/A01108AA.WAV ] to an estimated world wide audience of one billion people. The Apollo Moon landings [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/ ] have since been described as the greatest technological achievement [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960412.html ] the world has known.
One Small Step
Title One Small Step
Explanation On July 20th, 1969, a human first set foot [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980519.html ] on the Moon [ http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/luna.html ]. Pictured above is the first lunar footprint. The footprint and distinction of the first person to walk on the Moon belong to Neil Armstrong [ http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS11/10075179.htm ]. It has been estimated that one billion people world-wide watched Armstrong's first step - making the live transmission from a camera mounted on the lunar lander [ http://www.nasm.edu/APOLLO/LMordered.html ] one of the highest rated television shows ever. Upon setting foot on the moon, Armstrong said: "That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind." The Apollo missions [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/ ] to the Moon [ http://www.hawastsoc.org/solar/eng/moon.htm ] have been described as the result of the greatest technological mobilization the world has known.
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