Huge Rectangle Found Just Below Moon’s Surface

Value Walk ^ | 10-1-2014 | Brendan Byrne

[Citizen Zed]

“When we first saw it in the Grail data, we were struck by how big it was, how clear it was, but also by how unexpected it was,” said Andrews-Hanna

“No-one ever thought you’d see a square or a rectangle on this scale on any planet,” he continued.

Similar to Earth? Not quite.

The scientist and his compatriots point out that the region is comprised of numerous native radioactive elements including uranium, potassium, and thorium which in the past would have heated the lunar crust and contracted upon cooling. That contraction tore into the moon’s surface and formed massively deep valleys.

A smaller scale example here on Earth is the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, where cooling and contraction produced hexagons with 120 degree angles.

“What we’re seeing is a clever trick of spherical geometry. For structures on this scale, a polygon with 120-degree angles at the corners actually has four sides instead of six,” explained Andrews-Hanna when explaining the lunar feature compared to similar valley’s here on our planet.

Scientists are unsure when this occurred but thanks to the Apollo missions they are estimating that the rifts were made around 3.5 billion years ago.

[Citizen Zed]

Where is it? ...

[Mastador1]

On the moon

[Uncle Miltie]

Right here:

[INVAR]

It's right there, just under the surface - see?

[Regulator]

Oh, it's been predicted for a while...

Cue "Thus Spake Zarathustra"....

[Regulator]

Ya beat me

[GraceG]

[Autonomous User]

Hello, HAL. Do you read me, HAL? HAL: Affirmative, Dave. I read you. Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.

[GraceG]

[yobid]

Open the POD bay doors HAL......

[2banana]

Cue music from 2001 A Space Odyssey

[xp38]

I have the action figure.....hours of fun!

[BBB333]

Deodatto’s version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0rDBncLS6k

[Regulator]

That’s great!

Will it transport you back to the womb??

[jmacusa]

“I can’t do that Dave...’’

[Regulator]

Think I had that on an 8 track way back when

[xp38]

I haven’t advanced that far yet. :)

[RegulatorCountry]

“What we’re seeing is a clever trick of spherical geometry. For structures on this scale, a polygon with 120-degree angles at the corners actually has four sides instead of six,” explained Andrews-Hanna when explaining the lunar feature compared to similar valley’s here on our planet.

A six-sided polygon is a six-sided polygon. Scale does not change the rules of geometry nor does viewing a polygon on a sphere. If he means there's an optical illusion of a rectangle due to distortion from viewing a polygon on a sphere, it could certainly be stated more clearly.

The errant apostrophe really adds credibility too, by the way, lol.

[colorado tanker]

Odyssey ping.

[Regulator]

LOL

Well, anyway, it’s better then a Pet Rock...more stars!