PH 1600 Introductory Astronomy Lecture 7 Earth Moon

PH 1600: Introductory Astronomy Lecture 7: Earth & Moon What is this?

PH 1600: Introductory Astronomy Lecture 7: Earth and Moon Next Lecture: Jupiter & Uranus School: Michigan Technological University Professor: Robert Nemiroff Online Course Web. CT pages: http: //courses. mtu. edu/ This class can be taken online ONLY, class attendance is not required!

You are responsible for… ¡ ¡ ¡ Lecture material Listed wikipedia entries l But not higher math APODs posted during the semester l ¡ APOD review every week during lecture Completing the Quizzes l l l Homework quizzes 1, 2, & 3 already due Homework 4 quiz due before 5 pm Monday See Web. CT at http: //courses. mtu. edu/

Wikipedia entries Earth ¡ Moon ¡

Earth ¡ Largest rock in Solar System http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Terrestrial_planets

Earthrise Credit: Apollo 8, NASA APOD: 2005 December 24

Nozomi: Earth and Moon Credit: Nozomi MIC Team, ISAS APOD: 1998 September 4

Welcome to Planet Earth Credit: Apollo 17 Crew, NASA APOD: 2007 March 25

Earth in True Color Credit: Reto Stockli (IACETH), MODIS, GSFC, NASA APOD: 2002 March 5

Earth’s Interior

GRACE Maps the Gravity of Earth Credit: Geo. Forschungs. Zentrum Potsdam, CSR U. Texas, JPL, NASA APOD: 2003 July 23

Where People Live on Planet Earth Credit: NRCS, USDA APOD: 2003 March 5

The Highs and Lows of Earth Credit: GLOBE, NGDC, NOAA APOD: 2001 September 25

Pangea Ultima: Earth in 250 Million Years? Credit & Copyright: C. R. Scotese (U. Texas at Arlington), PALEOMAP APOD: 2007 September 22

Earth’s Atmosphere

Earth's Richat Structure Credit: Landsat 7, USGS, NASA APOD: 2002 October 28

Magma Bubbles from Mt. Etna Credit & Copyright: Marco Fulle (Stromboli online) APOD: 2005 October 2

An Alaskan Volcano Erupts Credit: J. N. Williams, ISS 13 Crew, NASA APOD: 2006 June 7

Tungurahua Erupts Credit & Copyright: Patrick Taschler APOD: 2007 September 18

Earth's Shrinking Antarctic Ice Sheet Credit: Ben Holt Sr. (South Pasadena, CA), GRACE team, DLR, NASA APOD: 2006 March 8

Antarctic Ice Shelf Vista Credit & Copyright: Helmut Rott (U. Innsbruck) APOD: 2002 May 27

Earth's North Magnetic Pole Credit: NOAA APOD: 2004 September 19

A Perseid Aurora Credit & Copyright: Jimmy Westlake (Colorado Mountain College) APOD: 2003 August 9

A Complete Aurora Credit: L. A. Frank, J. B. Sigwarth et al. (U. Iowa), Polar, VIS, NASA APOD: 1997 April 2

Auroras Over Both Earth Poles Credit: Polar VIS, JPL, NASA APOD: 2001 November 14

Shuttle Plume Shadow Points to Moon Credit: Pat Mc. Cracken, NASA APOD: 2007 June 3

Moon Apollo Moon Shots 1961 -1975 ¡ Far side first imaged in 1959 ¡ Origin of Moon unknown ¡ l l Fission Hypothesis Capture Hypothesis Co-Formation Hypothesis Giant Impact Hypothesis (favored)

A Blue Crescent Moon from Space Credit: Expedition 13 Crew, International Space Station, NASA APOD: 2007 March 20

Earth’s Moon Orbits Earth once a Moon-th (Month) ¡ Tidally locked to the Earth ¡ l ¡ Means: Same face always visible Features l l l Craters Highlands (light) Maria (dark)

Lunation Credit & Copyright: António Cidadão APOD: 2007 September 2

Tycho and Copernicus: Lunar Ray Craters Credit & Copyright: Steve Mandel, Hidden Valley Observatory APOD: 2005 March 5

Far Side of the Moon Credit: Apollo 16, NASA APOD: 1998 October 8

Apollo 17 Lunarscape: A Magnificent Desolation Credit: Apollo 17, NASA APOD: 2003 November 9

Apollo 11: Onto a New World Credit: Apollo 11, NASA APOD: 1998 May 19

One Small Step Credit: Apollo 11 Crew, NASA APOD: October 4, 1998

Apollo 12 Visits Surveyor 3 Credit: Apollo 12 Crew, NASA APOD: 2003 October 5

Moonquakes Surprisingly Common Credit: Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 Crew, GRIN, NASA APOD: 2006 March 27

Apollo 17 Panorama: Astronaut Running Credit: Apollo 17 Crew, NASA; Mosaic Assembled & Copyright: M. Constantine (moonpans. com) APOD: 2006 December 10

A Lunar Rille Credit: Apollo 10, NASA APOD: 2002 October 29

A Spherule from Outer Space Credit: Timothy Culler (UCB) et al. , Apollo 11 Crew, NASA APOD: 2003 January 12

Earthrise from Moon-Orbiting Kaguya Credit & Copyright: SELENE Team, JAXA, NHK APOD: 2007 November 20