The surface gravity on the moon is approximately one sixth the surface gravity of Earth.
The word "up" when standing on the moon would refer to the direction away from the moon's surface or towards the sky. This is based on the perspective of being on the moon's surface looking away from it.
The lunar escape velocity, regardless of what object is trying to escape, is about 2.38 km/s, or about 1.5 mi/s. (This is about 5324 mph, compared to about 25,000 mph on Earth.)
Earth is significantly larger than the Moon; its diameter is about 3.9 times greater, and its volume is about 49 times larger. Consequently, Earth's surface gravity is also much stronger, being approximately 9.81 m/s², compared to the Moon's surface gravity of about 1.62 m/s². This difference in gravity affects how objects weigh less on the Moon than they do on Earth, contributing to the unique conditions experienced on the lunar surface.
A meteoroid which reaches the ground is called a meteorite. A small number of meteorites have been found which scientists believe originated on the Moon or Mars. The composition of meteorites gives us valuable information about the universe. Meteorites typically fall into one of five categories.IronsThese meteorites are made of a crystalline iron-nickel alloy that resembles the outer core of the earth. Similar in structure to some asteroids (type M), 5.7% of meteorites are irons.Stony-IronsThese meteorites are mixtures of iron-nickel alloy and non-metallic mineral matter. Scientists believe they are like the material which would be found where the Earth's core meets the mantle. 1.5% of meteorite falls are stony irons.Stony MeteoritesThere are three subclasses of stony meteorites:Chondrites: These meteorites are the most numerous, comprising 85.7% of all meteorites found. They are characterized by chondrules: small (average diameter of 1 millimeter) spheres of formerly melted minerals that have melded with other minerals to form a solid rock. Chondrites are believed to be among the oldest rocks in the solar system and are similar in composition to the mantles and crusts of earth and the other terrestrial planets.Carbonaceous Chondrites: These meteorites are very rare and contain elemental carbon, the basic building block for life on earth.Achondrites: Stony meteorites without chondrules, representing about 7.1% of meteorites. Scientists believe that some of these meteorites originate on the surface of the Moon or Mars.From http://www.odec.ca/projects/2006/jauc6s2/kinds.htm
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Paul H. Benoit has written: 'The thermal and radiation exposure history of lunar meteorites' -- subject(s): Meteorites, Lunar surface, Thermoluminescence
The surface gravity on the moon is approximately one sixth the surface gravity of Earth.
Karen Callisen has written: 'The Aarhus meteorites' -- subject(s): Meteorites
The word "up" when standing on the moon would refer to the direction away from the moon's surface or towards the sky. This is based on the perspective of being on the moon's surface looking away from it.
Anthony J. Whyte has written: 'Meteorites of Alberta' -- subject(s): Meteorites, History, Geology 'Meteorites of Alberta'
Gilbert Fielder has written: 'Structure of the moon's surface' -- subject(s): Surface
Walter Flight has written: 'A Chapter In The History Of Meteorites' -- subject(s): Meteorites
earth is 81.3 times the mass of the moon . acceleration due to gravity at earths surface = 9.82 (m/s)/s acceleration due to gravity at moons surface = 1.62 (m/s)/s . 1 kg at earths surface, force = 1 * 9.82 = 9.82 newtons 1 kg at moons surface, force = 1 * 1.62 = 1.62 newtons
The lunar escape velocity, regardless of what object is trying to escape, is about 2.38 km/s, or about 1.5 mi/s. (This is about 5324 mph, compared to about 25,000 mph on Earth.)
Earth is significantly larger than the Moon; its diameter is about 3.9 times greater, and its volume is about 49 times larger. Consequently, Earth's surface gravity is also much stronger, being approximately 9.81 m/s², compared to the Moon's surface gravity of about 1.62 m/s². This difference in gravity affects how objects weigh less on the Moon than they do on Earth, contributing to the unique conditions experienced on the lunar surface.
Oliver Whipple Huntington has written: 'Catalogue of all recorded meteorites' -- subject(s): Meteorites