Why The Moon s Geography Is DEAD
The Moon is our closest cosmic neighbor, and yet little is ever said about its geography. Today we re diving deeper into why this is and why this might not be the case forever! Support me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/atlaspro Follow me on Twitter @theatlaspro Music: https://soundcloud.com/atlas-pro-music "Deliberate Thought" by Kevin Macleod Sources / Further Reading https://news.mit.edu/2019/when-lunar-dynamo-ended-0101 https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/MOON/target https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3168/ https://www.nature.com/articles/115646a0 https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/search/map/Moon/Geology/Unified_Geologic_Map_of_the_Moon_GIS_v2 https://astropedia.astrogeology.usgs.gov/download/Moon/Geology/thumbs/Unified_Geologic_Map_of_The_Moon_200dpi.jpg https://www.lpi.usra.edu/exploration/education/hsResearch/moon_101/LunarVolcanism.pdf http://www.asi.org/adb/m/04/02/volcanic-activity.html https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/apollo/apollo_15/landing_site/ https://sci.esa.int/web/smart-1/-/39791-lunar-far-side-highlands https://www.lpi.usra.edu/science/schenk/RESEARCH/ra.pdf https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Ganymede_USGS_map.jpg https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA09665 https://medium.com/@pionic/the-heat-is-on-new-paper-depicts-nasas-plan-for-a-lunar-station-e6d10198f674 https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-research-could-reshape-understanding-of-moon-formation https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/search/map/Moon/Clementine/UVVIS/Lunar_Clementine_UVVIS_750nm_Global_Mosaic_118m_v2 https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/search/map/Moon/LMMP/LOLA-derived/Lunar_LRO_LOLA_ClrShade_Global_128ppd_v04 https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=10930 https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo15.html https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Artists-rendition-of-a-future-lunar-mining-operation-Image-JAXA_fig38_342065392 https://www.businessinsider.com/rocket-factory-moon-base-nasa-plan-2016-4 https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/moon-us-military-base-factory-darpa-b1800333.html https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/does-the-moon-have-a-molten-core/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a32253706/history-moon-mining/ https://www.popsci.com/elements-mine-on-the-moon/