BellWork-- Name the crew of the Apollo 11 moon mission. Nobody ever remembers me – I was the pilot. I was the 2 nd man to walk on the moon. Everybody remembers me – I was the 1 st man to walk on the moon
Lesson 27-2 The Moon From left: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
Man on the Moon?
Maria & Craters &Rays
Lunar Maria darker areas of the Moon From “mar” = oceans Made of basalt (like our ocean plates)
Impact Craters remain intact because there is no weathering & erosion on the moon.
Lunar Rays
How the Moon was made? Giant-Impact Hypothesis
Regolith = moon dust
Neil Armstrong’s footprint on the moon In the Regolith
Layers of the Moon
Crust – Moon rocks are similar to Earth rocks Lunar Highlands- made of silicates (white feldspar/quartz) fused into Breccias from meteor strikes Lunar Maria – made of basalts
Movements of the Moon
Lunar orbit
Stop here on Thursday Complete 27-2 interactive notes
Lunar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse
Eclipses Umbra = “Shadow” UMBRAA person in the UMBRA will see a total eclipse Penumbra = “Almost or nearly a Shadow” PENUMBRAA person in the PENUMBRA will see a partial eclipse
July 20, 2009