EAS206 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Anorthosite, Basalt, Complex Crater

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• Course: EAS206
• Professor: Chris Herd

Document Summary

No insulating properties or heat distribution properties. Can get to around 120 degrees celsius as it gets direct sunlight. Cold war battle with us and soviet union to get there. Part of the reason we haven"t been back there. The only other planet on which humans have set foot. Provides a record of the first 1 ga of solar system history. Provides insights into the basic mechanics of planetary evolutions. Magma ocean came from studies of rocks from the moon. Period of rotation (on its axis): 27. 3 days. Period of revolution (around earth): 27. 3 days. Gravitational attraction between earth and moon causes slightly elliptical shape. Maria - any of the relatively smooth, low, dark area on the moon = basalt. Terrae - a densely cratered highland on the moon = anorthosite. Changes in inclination - rotates on its axis on the same period as it goes around the earth. Established in 1962 by shoemaker and hackman, using relative age determinations.