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| Active Volcano Found On The Moon |
| 2006-11-09 |
| The Moon is geologically active and has a volcano, according to Nasa-funded scientists. They have found evidence on the surface of recent eruptions, which they say can only have been caused by huge spurts of gas from a volcano. One large eruption is calculated to have occurred two million years ago — hundreds of millions of years after the last volcano was thought to have died. The volcano shows signs of still being active, the researchers reported in the journal Nature. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #17 nothing to see here...except the babes with purple hair |
| Posted by: Ed Straker 2006-11-09 21:21 |
| #16 I do not know the validity of this theory, but it may be a figwort of the imagination of the Looney Lunar Left. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-11-09 21:14 |
| #15 This discovery plays an important role in helping scientists determine which of two dominant scenarios will win out. They are: 1.) The Raisin Pudding Model The moon has numerous "mini-cores" scattered throughout its deep interior that can vent to the surface. 2.) The Standard Model The moon is similar in structure to the earth with just one central core. Perhaps measurements of the outflow's volume will help them determine whether a mini-core could provide its entire capacity or if it needed a central core to create such. Very interesting. Anyone have data on how this might influence the presence (or reduced inventory) of lunar water? (Critical to the establishment of a long term moon base.) |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-11-09 14:45 |
| #14 Great. Now the |
| Posted by: BA 2006-11-09 13:26 |
| #13 tu3031, The Moon has feelings, it doesn't get warm, it gets even. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-11-09 11:51 |
| #12 Will this cause moonal warming? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-11-09 11:47 |
| #11 Just a zit on the face, a streak on the pillow case. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-11-09 11:40 |
| #10 I guess Halliburton already has a backup plan for dealing with the democratic congress at a distance. |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2006-11-09 11:30 |
| #9 Could have been the burrito. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-11-09 11:29 |
| #8 My guess is that you had trapped gas pockets that were released due to an impact of some kind. That way you could have what looks like a volcano on an otherwise dead moon. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2006-11-09 11:23 |
| #7 We never had volcanos on the Moon when Clinton was in the White House. Lord knows what that sucker is contributing to Global Warming. On a more sciencey note, to have a volcano you need a molten core. You'd think a teensy little moon would have cooled off by now. Since the Moon's rotation is locked to the Earth, I wouldn't expect much in the way of tidal heating. So - heat from radioactive decay? Secret alien moonbase? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2006-11-09 11:04 |
| #6 Cool! Or hot, either way.... :-) Just wondering how they calculated when the eruption happened. My calculation sez exactly 2753 years ago. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2006-11-09 10:18 |
| #5 I blame Bush. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-11-09 09:45 |
| #4 Its those Halliburton people - congressional hearings NOW on how they are messing up the moon! |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2006-11-09 09:43 |
| #3 Just Marvin testing his ray. Nothing to worry about. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-11-09 09:39 |
| #2 The moon men are up to no good. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-11-09 09:20 |
| #1 I blame Global Warming. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2006-11-09 09:14 |