Part A
Lunar Basics
Let's get started by looked at some of the physical characteristics of Earth's Moon.
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Figure 8-2. Earth and it's moon. At top, the Earth and Moon as seen by the Galileo spacecraft on its way to Jupiter in 1992 (NASA). |
Refer to the Wikipedia's Moon web page to answer Quiz Me! questions A01 through A10. For Quiz Me! questions A01 through A04, see the data box on the right side of the web page.
Quiz Me! questions A05 through A10 involve the labeling lunar surface features. Refer to the lunar mare diagram in the "Physical characteristics - Surface features - Volcanic features" section or see the location map HERE.