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The moon rotates.
To observers from Earth it looks like the moon doesn't move.
There is in-fact no "dark side" of the moon but merely the side we never see from Earth.
There is one dead guy on the moon. (his ashes).
Dr. Eugene Shoemaker's ashes were placed inside the lunar prospector in 1999 before it was crashed into the moon, thereby fulfilling his final wishes
He was never selected as an astronaut due to medical issues.
The moon is responsible for 56% of tidal forces on Earth, the sun for the rest.
Without the moon we would still have tides on Earth but there would be no spring or neap tides.
Tidal forces on the Earth's crust would also be half what it is with the moon.
Since the Catholic church introduced the Gregorian calender only one month has no full moon - February, the "leap year" month.
Either January or March will then have 2.
Radiation levels on the Moon is 100x higher than on Earth.
The moon has a tiny magnetic field and no atmosphere to protect from solar & cosmic rays.
This is the most serious concern for long term missions to the moon.
a) to stop rays from penetrating a base and b) protection form an already irradiated surface.
To observers from Earth it looks like the moon doesn't move.
There is in-fact no "dark side" of the moon but merely the side we never see from Earth.
There is one dead guy on the moon. (his ashes).
Dr. Eugene Shoemaker's ashes were placed inside the lunar prospector in 1999 before it was crashed into the moon, thereby fulfilling his final wishes
He was never selected as an astronaut due to medical issues.
The moon is responsible for 56% of tidal forces on Earth, the sun for the rest.
Without the moon we would still have tides on Earth but there would be no spring or neap tides.
Tidal forces on the Earth's crust would also be half what it is with the moon.
Since the Catholic church introduced the Gregorian calender only one month has no full moon - February, the "leap year" month.
Either January or March will then have 2.
Radiation levels on the Moon is 100x higher than on Earth.
The moon has a tiny magnetic field and no atmosphere to protect from solar & cosmic rays.
This is the most serious concern for long term missions to the moon.
a) to stop rays from penetrating a base and b) protection form an already irradiated surface.
