'Lunar rocks' presentation slideshows

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The Moon

The Moon. Many of the discoveries on the moon were made possible as a result of the Russian-American Space Race. The later Apollo missions were dedicated to understanding more about the moon itself and its origin. Go here for a more detailed description of lunar missions.

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The Moon

The Moon. Many of the discoveries on the moon were made possible as a result of the Russian-American Space Race. The later Apollo missions were dedicated to understanding more about the moon itself and its origin. Go here for a more detailed description of lunar missions.

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Environmental Sciences Course Earth Sciences

Environmental Sciences Course Earth Sciences. Contents. The formation of the Earth The structure of the Earth micro plates Rocks, minerals, and geologic structures Solar Radiation. Formation of the Earth.

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The Moon and Mercury

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Earth and Moon

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THEORIES ON THE ORIGIN OF THE MOON

THEORIES ON THE ORIGIN OF THE MOON. 3 THEORIES. Fission Theory Binary Accretion Theory Capture Theory. Fission Theory. The moon was once part of the earth. Due to the rapid rotation of the primitive earth, the moon broke away from it.

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Chapter 28: The Moon

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LOOKING UP (What Do We See?)

LOOKING UP (What Do We See?). Information from the Cosmos. Ordinary matter (meteors, cosmic rays, lunar rocks) Neutrinos (Sudbury Neutrino Observatory!) http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/ Gravitational waves. But most important of all. L I G H T !

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Astronomy 405 Solar System and ISM

Astronomy 405 Solar System and ISM. Lecture 8 The Moon February 1, 2013. The Moon. Highland (lighter) littered with craters Maria (darker) lava-filled craters. Lunation. The Moon. Small gravity => lost atmosphere => no weather => craters and footprints are preserved.

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Shannon MacWilliams

Shannon MacWilliams. Element: Yttrium. Yttrium. Element Name: Yttrium Chemical Symbol: Y Atomic Number: 39 Atomic Mass: 88.9. Electron Diagram. Info and Physical Description. Family Number: 16 Valence Number: 3 State of Matter: Solid Metal, Non-Metal or Metalloid: (Transition) Metal

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The Moon

The Moon.

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Lunar Oddities and The Origin of the Moon

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