History of Moon Mission

By IntroBooks Team

The Moon has held the imaginations of the human beings
since the advent of the modern world. However, it is the only
in the modern times that the humans have visited the lunar
surface. Initially, this was achieved by the robotic machines and
then it was achieved by the astronauts. The exploration of the
moon and the landing of the humans on its surface have
taught the humans much about the evolution of the Solar
System and life on Earth. The humans have known for
centuries about the effect on the biological cycles and tides
from the waning and waxing Moon. But it had taken the
space-age exploration and the landing of the Moon has
revealed the connection of the existence of the human beings
on a very fundamental level.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IntroBooks
• Release date: Nov 12, 2019
• ISBN: 9781393792420

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History of

Moon Mission

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Preface

The Moon has held the imaginations of the human beings since the advent of the modern world. However, it is the only in the modern times that the humans have visited the lunar surface. Initially, this was achieved by the robotic machines and then it was achieved by the astronauts. The exploration of the moon and the landing of the humans on its surface have taught the humans much about the evolution of the Solar System and life on Earth. The humans have known for centuries about the effect on the biological cycles and tides from the waning and waxing Moon. But it had taken the space-age exploration and the landing of the Moon has revealed the connection of the existence of the human beings on a very fundamental level.

Introduction

When the astronauts dug into the surface of the Moon during the Apollo program, they were doing more than just digging up the dark and dry sediments. The astronauts were actually time travelers. The sediments and the rocks that were returned by Apollo had contained major clues on the formation of the Earth and the Moon. It also aimed at determining the nature and timing of the early timing, the intensity of the impact of the bombardment and its variation with time and even the history of the Sun. Much of this information became the crucial parts of the origin of the planet Earth. However, this cannot be learned by the study of the rocks on the Earth. This is due to the fact that our planet is so active geologically that it has erased much of the record. The clues have been lost in the billion years of mountain building, weathering, volcanic activities, and erosion.

The Moon was geologically active during its initial days that was producing