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The pull of Earth's gravity during the moon's formation caused the crust on the far side of the moon to become thicker than the crust on the near side. On the near side, the lunar crust is about 60 km thick. On the far side, the lunar crust is up to 100 km thick.
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Why is the moons crust thicker on one side than another?
because on one side so many astrodes have hit that side so of the moons crust have eventually over time has eroded away. than on the other side because it hasn't been hit as often.
What fact does data gathered from the Clementine spacecraft support?
that the moon has a thinner crust on the side facing earth
Why is the crust thicker on the near side of the moon than on the far side?
Right now scientists do not know why the Earth-facing side of the moon has thicker crust. One proposal is that Earth may have once had two moons that collided at relatively low speeds. The geologically different regions on the moon would then have originated from two separate moons.
The crust on the side of the moon facing earth is what than on the other side?
The sun? I think....?
If you were on the moons near side during a new moon how much of the side of earths facing you would be sunlight?
As Earth rotates, the side of Earth that facing the Sun spends more time in daylight, while the opposite is true for the other side.
Why is the moons crust thicker on one side than another?
because on one side so many astrodes have hit that side so of the moons crust have eventually over time has eroded away. than on the other side because it hasn't been hit as often.
How thick is moons crust?
The moon's crust averages between 31 and 37 miles in thickness. The crust on the far side is a bit thicker than the near side.
Part of the moon that is thinner on the side facing earth?
The crust of the Moon is thinner on the side facing the Earth because the Moon is tidally locked with the Earth. This means that the Moon rotates at exactly the same rate it revolves around the Earth, so only one side of the Moon ever faces the Earth. Since the gravity of Earth acts on the Moon, the crust has been pulled slightly towards Earth on the side of the Moon facing Earth. Because of this, the crust of the Moon is thinner on one side than the other.
What fact does the data from the clementine spacecraft support?
that the moon has a thinner crust on the side facing earth
What fact does data gathered from the Clementine spacecraft support?
that the moon has a thinner crust on the side facing earth
Why is the crust thicker on the near side of the moon than on the far side?
Right now scientists do not know why the Earth-facing side of the moon has thicker crust. One proposal is that Earth may have once had two moons that collided at relatively low speeds. The geologically different regions on the moon would then have originated from two separate moons.
The crust on the side of the moon facing earth is what than on the other side?
The sun? I think....?
Why Jupiter has many moons?
because of its size and gravitational pull it gathers many moons over years and years of rotation.there is no telling what happens on the other side of the sun when we are on this side.
What is a volcano fault?
Faults are made up of fractures in the earths crust. One side of the fault moves opposite of the other side.
Does the side of the moon facing the earth have a thicker crust than the other side of the moon?
I dont know go ask someone else
How much is a penny worth if it is thinner on one side and thicker on the other?
These uneven planchets are not very rare and have little or no added value.
What is the type of crust under the US?
The vast majority of the crust that the US has is continental crust, but the west side of the Andreas fault is mostly oceanic crust.
