Soon the dragon inside the egg that we thought was the moon will hatch. It will stay around our solar system for a while before departing into the unknown.
Aww man, I would, but it's SO expensive to get there
Moon's haunted
What?
MOON'S HAUNTED
Why won't you stop yelling at me?!
oh I'm terribly sorry I thought you where deaf
A recent study from scientists at NASA and the University of Arizona found that a layer of low-viscosity goo sits between the Moon's rugged mantle and its metal core. This goo is rising and falling beneath the lunar surface — not unlike, say, ocean tides — which they concluded is likely caused by the gravitational push and pull of the Sun and Earth.
I wonder if it has to be a partial melt. We are finding that many asteroids are loosely bundled rocks. I wonder if maybe the moon has a similar structure. I have no clue how much pressure is under the surface and off it's enough to fuse everything together.
Considering it's at least semi-liquid, it's definitely not just a loose clump of rocks. The moon is a lot bigger than asteroids, about 3500 km in diameter. Even the largest known asteroid is about 940 km in diameter. And every increase in diameter means a cubic increase in volume.
Is the statement that it is a semi-liquid more or less confirmed? That is what I'm saying.
Is the moon's diameter and composition enough to create a semi-molten rock? Or could this phenomenon be better explained by a loose set of rocks, which also displays characteristics of a liquid when in movement.
A loose set of rocks could be described as a fluid, but not a liquid. But a cold cluster of rocks would not have fluid motion.
Regardless, the moon's core temperature is estimated around 1400°C. This means liquid iron or solid or semisolid austenite depending on the presence of other elements, primarily carbon.
Today I learned the moons diameter is smaller than the length of the United States. What a day
I saw this Doctor Who episode.
Why does reality have to be one of the worst Doctor Who episodes?
So you know what to do, then.
Do nothing. Let it hatch!
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Something something translunar orbit.
Wait for the next installment in a week where, again, nothing much happens.
We’ve known the moon has had volcanic activity in the past a partially molten core of iron for quite some time.
IT'S YOUR MOM
There is not a rave party happening below the surface of the moon. I repeat, There is not a rave party happening below the surface of the moon. Nothing to see here folks, just move on.
wanders in wearing a Kangol visor, JNCO yardies, and about 78lbs of candy
"Yo the map i got from under a rock in the field behind 7/11 on Jefferson and MLK said this is where the rave is supposed to be...
...am i early or something?"
Entrance fee is 1 candy necklace + 1 flashing LED stick, multicolor only!!
We've woken the Hive!
Stop worrying, everyone. It's just the Soup Dragon. She's feeling moody and hasn't been tending to the volcanic soup pools.
Major Clanger will soon have it all sorted out.
Or y'know.. Bahamut.
If a blacksmith can get a piece of metal hot enough to bend by whacking it, I’m sure the gravity of the sun can impart enough energy to goo a core.
Hey, get outta here with your logic! It’s space bees obviously
Not just hot enough to bend, in some places the traditional way to light the forge was by hammering a piece of metal until it was hot enough to ignite the tinder.
Oh god, we woke it up...
That was entirely too much fun to watch. Thanks! I am not a robot from the future.
Oh, if you don't know Local58, immediately go watch all their stuff. It's awesome.
We must mine the goo.
The people of the moon crave freedom from an unspecified tyrant.
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