Comments on: Explosions on the Moon http://www.universetoday.com/2008/09/02/explosions-on-the-moon/ Space and astronomy news Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:39:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: zip http://www.universetoday.com/2008/09/02/explosions-on-the-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-35016 zip Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:07:09 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=17579#comment-35016 <em>zip</em> zip

]]> By: RetardedFishFrog http://www.universetoday.com/2008/09/02/explosions-on-the-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-31782 RetardedFishFrog Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:04:29 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=17579#comment-31782 The ISS isn't protected by an atmosphere and so can serve as an experiment in meteor dodging. With the solar panels, it's probably about the size of a small moon base. I'm sure they'll put the main living and working areas for the moon base underground, but some of the base will surely be exposed. By looking at the ISS, they'll be able to gauge the frequency of micrometeroid impacts as well. (Good luck up there!) The ISS isn't protected by an atmosphere and so can serve as an experiment in meteor dodging. With the solar panels, it's probably about the size of a small moon base. I'm sure they'll put the main living and working areas for the moon base underground, but some of the base will surely be exposed. By looking at the ISS, they'll be able to gauge the frequency of micrometeroid impacts as well. (Good luck up there!)

]]> By: dj http://www.universetoday.com/2008/09/02/explosions-on-the-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-31596 dj Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:36:40 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=17579#comment-31596 I am wondering how the future permanent settlements on the Moon will solve this problem. Because it is a real problem! The blueprints or the mockups we can see so far do not seem to take the meteor showers into consideration. Structures that are partially underground could not withstand such impacts. I am wondering how the future permanent settlements on the Moon will solve this problem. Because it is a real problem! The blueprints or the mockups we can see so far do not seem to take the meteor showers into consideration. Structures that are partially underground could not withstand such impacts.

]]> By: John http://www.universetoday.com/2008/09/02/explosions-on-the-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-31592 John Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:19:59 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=17579#comment-31592 Very nice indeed! I'm a serious observer of the Moon, so would love to catch something like this. These two regions - Mare Nubium and Oceanus Procellarum - are predominantly made up of dark lava deposits, however, any recent, but significant, impact onto their surface would cause lighter material underneath to be ejected around the crater formed. These are significant flashes, which might mean significant pieces of meteoroids sizes. As current amateur telescopes should be able to see very small craters formed, has anyone come across serious reports of new, recent craters found on the Moon? NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office does, after all, report upto 103 flashes observed since 2005, so surely someone, somewhere has spotted something in these last three years)? John -- http://www.moonposter.ie (a detailed poster on important aspects about the Moon) Very nice indeed! I'm a serious observer of the Moon, so would love to catch something like this.

These two regions – Mare Nubium and Oceanus Procellarum – are predominantly made up of dark lava deposits, however, any recent, but significant, impact onto their surface would cause lighter material underneath to be ejected around the crater formed.

These are significant flashes, which might mean significant pieces of meteoroids sizes.

As current amateur telescopes should be able to see very small craters formed, has anyone come across serious reports of new, recent craters found on the Moon? NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office does, after all, report upto 103 flashes observed since 2005, so surely someone, somewhere has spotted something in these last three years)?

John — http://www.moonposter.ie
(a detailed poster on important aspects about the Moon)

]]> By: ben http://www.universetoday.com/2008/09/02/explosions-on-the-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-31589 ben Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:28:51 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=17579#comment-31589 That's no moon... That's no moon…

]]> By: pantzov http://www.universetoday.com/2008/09/02/explosions-on-the-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-31585 pantzov Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:32:11 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=17579#comment-31585 very cool. i never thought to do it before. thanks for the idea. very cool. i never thought to do it before. thanks for the idea.

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