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Can Earth-based telescopes see all large features of the Moon's surface?
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∙ 16y ago
No, they cannot. Only a little over 50% of the moon's surface can be observed from earth, and observations must be made over a period of about 15 years in order to observe the maximum amount of surface.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 9y agoNot unless your telescope was incredibly huge or in orbit around the moon itself. From the Earth, you would need a telescope with a mirror over 300 feet in diameter to resolve the Apollo artifacts.
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∙ 14y agoNo. there are no telescopes (not even the orbiting Hubble or even the next generation of orbiting telescopes) that have long enough focal length or high enough resolution to resolve footprints on the Moon.
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∙ 11y agoOver the course of the moon phases. yes. all at once no. However there is a eclipse tonight 11/28/2012 don't miss it
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∙ 12y agoNo
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Dose Oort clouds have moons?
Objects in the Oort cloud have never actually been observed; they are more theoretical that actual at this point. The problem is that they are so far away - hundreds or thousands of AU away - that they are invisible in our current telescopes. This will probably change as telescopes of greater and greater power are developed. That said, there is no reason why an Oort Cloud object of sufficient size should not have moons. Asteroids have moons; Pluto has three moons. It's just that we haven't seen them yet.
Why don't moons have moons?
The moon has plenty of gravity. In accordance with its mass and radius, any object weighs about 16.5% as much on the moon's surface as it does on the Earth's surface.
Is a different part of the moons surface visible at each full moon?
We only see one part of the surface, at any time the moons faces occur.
Are maria a flat areas on the moons surface?
Yes it is
How do rocks or comets are cause to crash into moons surface?
rocks and comets are attracted by moons gravity, so they crash
What features are found on the moons surface?
craters
What are features on the moons surface?
craters
What are the meandering valley like features on the moons surface called?
Rilles
What are the features that covers much of the moons surface?
The moon is mostly covered with craters.
Which of jupiters moons surface features provide evidence of a subsurface liquid ocean?
Europa...
Did Galileo use telescopes to see Jupiter's moons?
Yes
Is there a hole in the moon's surface?
the holes in the moons surface are where astroids hit the moons surface
What are the moons surface features and interior?
everyone nose that the moon is made out of cheese, but what most people don't know is there are nachos deep in the core
What are the large circular features on the moons surface?
The very largest impact features on the Moon are the enormous impact basins: great circular plains from 300 to more than a thousand kilometers across
What do surface features and their distribution on the moons surface tell you about its history?
Earth's shadow on the moon proved that earth wasn't flat. When galileo first turned his telescope to the moon, he found a surface scarred by craters and maria. Before that time, many people believed that all planetary bodies were "perfect" without surface features.
Why has the number of known moons changed?
It has changed because we have better telescopes and rocket probes to find them.
What planet has two moons and hot rocky surface?
MarsYou have listed three features of the planet; rocky surface, hot temperature, and 2 moons. While Mars is a terrestrial planet (has a rocky surface) and has 2 moons (Phobos and Deimos), you're wrong on the last feature, in which you have written that Mars has hot temperature conditions. This is wrong, because the temperature on Mars is usually well below zero.
