"The question now becomes, does the helium originate from inside the moon, for example, due to radioactive decay in rocks, or from an exterior source, such as the solar wind?" says Dr Alan Stern, LAMP principal investigator.
1 posted on
08/16/2012 2:32:53 AM PDT by
rjbemsha
To: rjbemsha
2 posted on
08/16/2012 2:39:35 AM PDT by
Captain Beyond
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To: rjbemsha
So that means everyone sounds like the Chipmunks on the moon ?
3 posted on
08/16/2012 2:42:45 AM PDT by
fieldmarshaldj
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To: rjbemsha
The presence of helium in the moon’s (very) thin atmosphere has been known since the moon landings.
5 posted on
08/16/2012 3:19:39 AM PDT by
kidd
To: rjbemsha
I knew it! I knew that all of my balloons when I was a child floated up to the moon!!! :D
To: rjbemsha
"The question now becomes, does the helium originate from inside the moon, for example, due to radioactive decay in rocks, or from an exterior source, such as the solar wind?" says Dr Alan Stern, LAMP principal investigator.I'd bet on the former.
How many millibars of atmosphere does the moon actually have? It's generally referred to as 'airless', but any body as large as the moon will have some trace atmosphere due to gravity.
8 posted on
08/16/2012 7:09:55 AM PDT by
zeugma
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