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Could the Moon split in half?
In 2010, NASA Lunar Science Institute (NLSI) staff scientist Brad Bailey said, “No current scientific evidence reports that the Moon was split into two (or more) parts and then reassembled at any point in the past.”
Why does the Moon look cut in half?
The phases occur because the Sun lights different parts of the Moon as the Moon revolves around the Earth. That means the reason we see different phases of the Moon here on Earth is that we only see the parts of the Moon that are being lit up by the Sun.
Did the moon explode?
‘It exploded in a flash nearly 10 times as bright as anything we’ve ever seen before,” Cooke said. For the past eight years NASA astronomers have been monitoring the moon for signs of meteoroids crashing into the moon’s surface and the space agency’s lunar impact team has detected more than 300 strikes.
Why is it called a wet moon?
This is the so-called “wet Moon” because it appears that the Moon is holding water. This Moon is also known as a “Cheshire Moon” because it looks very much like the smile of the Cheshire Cat in Lewis Carroll’s story about Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Was there a moon Explosion 2020?
NASA cameras have captured video of the largest explosion it has ever seen on the moon… ‘For about one second, the impact site was glowing like a fourth magnitude star,’ NASA said. The meteoroid was traveling around 56,000 miles per hour when it slammed into the moon’s surface.
Does the moon smile?
At no time of night from any location on Earth does the Moon appear to be frowning; this occurs only around midday, in full sunlight. The year-round view from the tropics is of a smiling crescent.
Does the moon have a smiley face?
It’s claimed that on May 16, 2020, Venus, Jupiter and a crescent Moon will align and look like a smiling face looking down on us, that it’s a “quite a rare astronomical phenomenon” and that it’s called an occultation. Sadly, this is “fake news” in a very literal sense.
What would happen if the Moon was half the size?
The presence of the Moon also slows down the Earth’s rotation. This keeps our days 24 hours long. With only half a Moon, there would be less drag on Earth, leading to 15 hour days. If you’re working the night shift, I’m sorry, but prepare for a pay cut.
What would happen if there was a second moon in space?
But with the creation of Luna, half the Moon’s mass is suddenly pushed in closer to the Earth. The planet will start spinning more rapidly, screwing up all animal life’s day/night cycle. A second moon in the night sky would certainly make our nights brighter.
How does the mass of the moon affect its orbit?
The Moon orbits the Earth without falling into the Earth (thus succumbing to Newton’s universal law of gravity) by counteracting this gravitational force with an equal an opposite centripetal force: So, as you can see, the mass of the Moon (m) does not come into play. The orbit would not change.
What would happen if the Moon’s debris didn’t jettison toward the Earth?
Well if the moon’s debris didn’t jettison toward the earth it would form back together due to the center of gravity.