The geology of the moon has been a primary interest for scientist of all kinds: astronomers, philosophers, mathematicians and geologists all share a common interest in the wonders of our moon. Since the beginning of time we have been gazing up at the moon in awe. Even back in times when many of the astronomical beliefs were based on mythology. When people thought that the sky and all of it’s inhabitants was the home to Gods and Spirits. It was not until more recently, with the advances in technology, that we began to understand the sky and specifically the moon, more realistically.
The moon is between 4.6 and 3.1 Billion years old, which means it’s creation was around 4 billion B.C. There was much co
The moon rock and soil samples that the astronauts returned are known as Regolith. The Regolith was taken from the topmost sections of the lunar crust. All of the rocks were found to be igneous or Breccia. There was no sedimentary or metamorphic rocks. The rocks found were very similar to those on Earth. Below is a table of the elements and materials found in the moon rocks, by weight, that indicates the moon’s overall composition.
Beginning in 1945, when “R.H Dicke detected thermal radiation emission from the moon at radio wave lengths” (Moonpeople.com, 2003) scientists began collecting data from the moon through different means of discovery. In the early 60s we began to launch space missions to the moon, so that we coul
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