First open lava tube may have been found, by Kaguya team |
First open lava tube may have been found, by Kaguya team |
 Oct 26 2009, 06:02 PM
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The New Scientist website has an article saying that an opening which might be a lava tube mouth has been found in Kaguya images.
Wasn't there a proposal (possibly from one of the Lunar X Prize teams?) of a Lava Tube Explorer rover? This might be a possible destination... |
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Nov 12 2009, 08:21 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10154 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
mcgyver, you are a bit out of date. The argument you are making was espoused by Harold Urey in the 1960s. The other view was championed by Gene Shoemaker. Apollo samples, most of which are basalt lava, proved Urey wrong, as he was quick to admit. There's a really good book on this, 'To a Rocky Moon' by Don Wilhelms. Well worth a read.
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Vultur First open lava tube may have been found Oct 26 2009, 06:02 PM
Phil Stooke Yes, that proposal was from Astrobotic, for a foll... Oct 26 2009, 06:14 PM Phil Stooke http://wms.selene.jaxa.jp/selene_viewer/jp.../039/... Oct 27 2009, 11:24 AM Hungry4info What amazes me is how circular this feature, and i... Oct 27 2009, 12:11 PM mcgyver I thought lava was never suposed to have flown aro... Nov 12 2009, 05:12 PM Poolio The lunar maria were created by lava flows billion... Nov 12 2009, 06:32 PM
mcgyver QUOTE (Poolio @ Nov 12 2009, 06:32 PM) Th... Nov 12 2009, 08:00 PM
ElkGroveDan QUOTE (Poolio @ Nov 12 2009, 10:32 AM) th... Nov 12 2009, 08:39 PM nprev The Moon did have vulcanism way, way back in the d... Nov 12 2009, 08:14 PM Gsnorgathon I think it's worth mentioning (again) that To ... Nov 12 2009, 11:45 PM antipode Debated whether to add to such an old thread, but ... Oct 12 2011, 06:22 AM elakdawalla Oh those are very cool. Gotta dig into the data t... Oct 12 2011, 03:56 PM ElkGroveDan M126710873R
http://wms.lroc.asu.edu/lroc/view_lro... Oct 12 2011, 07:47 PM antipode More news on lunar pits reported in Icarus:
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