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19 June 2008
New Instrument Could Reconstruct Planetary and Moon Origins
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One of the leading theories for how our Moon formed is the Giant Impactor Theory, which proposes a small planet about the size of Mars struck Earth early in our solar system's formation, ejecting large volumes of heated material from the outer layers of both objects. This formed a disk of orbiting material which eventually [...]
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14 April 2008
New Earthrise and Earthset Movies from Kaguya
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Ian reported yesterday on the high definition topographical maps recently released by the Japanese SELENE mission, also known as Kaguya, which will provide exact locations of essential minerals to future lunar explorers. And now, via Emily Lakdawalla at the Planetary Society comes more from Kaguya — movies of an Earthrise and Earthset from the [...]
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13 March 2008
Plans for a "Doomsday Ark" on the Moon are in the Works
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Let's say something terrible happens to your computer, like it crashes or you drop it. All of those movies you bought online are toast, as is your address book and most of your work. It's always a good idea to have a backup somewhere else, right?
Having a backup of your computer is handy, but having [...]