Sunday, June 26, 2011

Webquest I Task 2

A.1.  The long sinuous feature to the west of the landing site is called Hadley Rille(Rima Hadley). Is this an elevated or depressional feature?
Hadley Rille is a depressional feature.   It is 2025m deep.
2.  What may have formed this?
Collapsed lava tubes may have formed this depression.
3. How might the formation of this feature be different on the Moon, than on the Earth or, perhaps Mars?
If it was on the planet Earth it would be classified as a channel, or lava tubes.
B.
1. Where did Apollo 14 land and why? Apollo 14 landed in February 5, 1971.  It landed in Fra Mauro.
2.What did scientists hope to learn from this mission?
They made two luna EVA, or moonwalks.  They collected 93lbs of moon rocks. They conducted seismic studies.  They also took hundred of seeds and allowed them to orbit the Moon.  They brought the seeds back and planted them all around the USA.  The moon trees were given away in 1975-1976 to forestry organizations.
C.

The Far-side
The far-side has a large crater. It appears to have more collisions on the far-side of the moon.
Why meteors keep hitting that side of the moon?
The Near-side
Why are there more moon missions on the near-side of the moon?

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