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What produces lunar soil?

Lunar soil, also known as regolith, is produced by billions of years of meteoroid impacts on the Moon's surface breaking down rocks into small particles. Over time, this continuous process of collision, fragmentation, and mixing creates the fine-grained material that covers the lunar surface.


How is mercury's surface lunar-like?

It is lunar like becaues of it's battered and rocky surface


What percentage of the lunar surface composition does aluminum represent?

The oxide Al2O3 is 24 % of the lunar surface.


What year did you first reach the lunar surface?

I myself have never reached the lunar surface. In 1959, the USSR sent the first man made object that reached the lunar surface. Ten years later, in 1969, the USA sent the first manned mission to the lunar surface.


What is the relative concentration of elements on lunar surface compared to earth's surface?

The relative concentration of elements on lunar surface compared to earth's surface is known as regolith.


Are footprints on the moon possible?

No, footprints on the moon are not possible because there is no atmosphere on the moon to preserve them. Without an atmosphere, there is no wind or weather to erode or cover the footprints, so they would remain preserved indefinitely on the lunar surface.


What are the bumps on the moon called?

the bumps on the moon are called craters which has happened by comets and other objects.


How do you say lunar in English?

The word "lunar" in English refers to anything related to the moon, such as lunar phases or the lunar surface.


Where would you find a lunar crater?

Lunar craters are found on the surface of the Moon. They are formed by impacts from meteoroids, asteroids, or comets hitting the Moon's surface. Some well-known lunar craters include Tycho, Copernicus, and Aristarchus.


What effects the size of craters on the moon?

The size of the object crashing into the lunar surface. There is no atmosphere on the moon to slow down approaching objects (as there is on Earth). This means that chunks of space 'rock' don't disintegrate on their way to the moon's surface.


Why can THEY still see craters on the moon?

Anyone can see craters on the moon. All you have to do is look at it when it's in the sky. There are billions of craters on the lunar surface with more being added almost daily. There will always be craters on the moon because there is no atmosphere to erode them. The lunar craters only form of erosion is from solar bombardment and being hit by another object.


What was the purpose of the Apollo lunar module?

The Apollo Lunar Module was designed to transport astronauts from lunar orbit to the moon's surface and back. It served as the "landing craft" for the Apollo missions, providing a safe way for astronauts to land on the moon, explore its surface, and then return to the Command Module in lunar orbit.