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Grail Result. December 13, 2012 5:31 pm alcaray

Mapping info of Luna’s gravity field is out.  And very pretty!

I did not realize that the moon had much differentiation in its components.  They say in the piece that the moon’s crust is about 6 miles thick.  What’s below the crust?  I thought we decided that the moon was made mostly of material from earth’s crust.  So what’s going to be different below the peel?

  • Interesting by johannes 2012-12-14 12:57:32
    • That's wrong. by alcaray 2012-12-14 15:55:01
      • Only if by johannes 2012-12-17 18:16:00
        • If the centripetal force is equal to or greater than the gravity then you don't have a forming planetary body. by alcaray 2012-12-17 18:57:08
    • Mascons by ER 2012-12-13 18:26:16
      • Some analysis and explanation. by alcaray 2012-12-14 06:35:02

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