10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE MOON : Apparently There Are 400 Trees On Earth Came From The Moon
ScienceLovers - Moon is a "neighbor" closest
to the Earth outside the atmosphere. Space objects is widely known as the Earth
when the torch lights the night. However, the true moon does not emit its own
light and the moon light from reflected sunlight.
Here are 10 interesting facts and surprising of the
month.
1. How month formed?
According to a leading theory, the moon was created
when a rock the size of Mars hit the Earth, shortly after the solar system
began to form about 4.5 billion years ago.
2. Month locked in orbit
The most interesting thing is the earth and the moon
turned out to be equally spinning in its orbit, how did that happen?
Long ago, the Earth's gravitational effects slowed to
make the rotation month stay on its axis. After months of sluggish rotation in
accordance with its orbit (the time required for the moon around the earth),
the rotation of the moon to be stable.
What about the regular phase of moon seen on Earth?
Moon always orbiting the Earth. Satellites that have spent some time around the
Earth and the sun. While at the farthest distance from the earth, the moon is
called dead, and he just looks dark side alone.
Meanwhile, when the Earth was almost in line between
the sun and the moon, the entire surface of the moon will be illuminated by the
sun. This is called a full moon.
Meanwhile, the position of the moon is on the side of
the Earth and the sun, it is only a piece of sunlight will illuminate the moon.
It's that form a crescent.
3. There is a tree in the month
This fact may make you stunned. Apparently, there are
more than 400 trees on Earth came from the moon.
In 1971, Apollo 14 landed on the moon with a carrying
three astronauts, Stuart Roosa namely, Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell. Rossa
was taking a group of seed that is planted on the moon and on Earth. As a
result, the seed was grown on Earth and is named Tree Month.
4. Earth is the brother of the month
Whether the moon is a satellite of Earth? The answer,
it might not. In 1999, researchers discovered an asteroid that has a width of 5
kilometers. The asteroid was trapped in the grip of Earth's gravity. This is
even more precise satellite called Earth.
Asteroid named Cruithne it takes 770 years to circle
the Earth. The researchers said that Cruithne will remain around the Earth at
least in time 5,000 years.
5. Many craters on the moon
The researchers found many craters on the moon. This is
caused by asteroid impacts between 4.1 billion to 3.8 billion years ago. The
scar that looks like a crater has not been eroded until today.
There are two reasons strengthens the case above.
First, the moon is geologically inactive. No earthquakes, volcanoes, and
mountains as well as the Earth. Secondly, the moon has no atmosphere. No rain
and wind. Thus, even very little surface erosion occurs.
