Our Moon - Page 2
Questions
- It is generally agreed that the earth's moon was formed when a Mars sized planet grazed the early earth. Is it possible that this planet was slightly bigger and that it not only formed the moon but the left over went on to end up as Mercury?
- What planet is closest to the moon?
- What are the lunar maria composed of and how did they form?
- Is the moon a planet or a star?
- How often does a perigee moon occur on average?
- What is the leading theory on how the moon formed? Are there any other theories? Does this theory explain why other planets in our solar might have satellites too? Or is it different for each planet?
- Do astronomers have another name for our moon?
- How does the formation of our moon differ from moons around other planets?
- Why are there no stars seen in the moon landing pictures?
- What would happen if the moon did not exist?
- How many total manned missions landed on the moon?
- How do astronomers explain the formation of the moon?
- What can scientists determine from the number of craters on a body?
- Why is the formation of the moon important?
- What point of the earth is closest to the moon?
- What causes moon phases? Why is there only one full moon a month?
- What type of process likely created the Earth's Moon?
- How are the sun, earth and moon positioned to create high tides and low tides?
- What is the circumference of the moon?
- What is the inclination orbit of the moon around earth?