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Seeker - issue 2
There Are Many
Moons, But Only
One Luna
By: Chris Montgomery
Ace the Spaceman may be way off kilter,
older than the Moon, but only by a mere
thinking one day we could live on the
70 million years, according to the theory.
lunar surface. But one thing is for certain.
He is not the only person fascinated at
Mercury and Venus are the only two
the prospect of moving to the Moon.
planets in the Milky Way that do not
Setting up shop on our solo satellite
have moons. This is probably due to
has been broached by several scientific
their proximity to the Sun. Gravitational
journals and periodicals. But a return
forces would destroy any satellites
trip to the Moon would be expensive.
situated too close to these planets. This
And any plans for further exploration
is a great example illustrating Earth’s
have been eclipsed by research focused
perfect recipe for life on this planet.
on Mars. Many private companies
course, we had to leave our mark on the
guarantee trips to the Moon by 2020. But
On the flip side, there are 181 satellites
Moon. Otherwise, who would believe we
again, these voyages would be for other
in our solar system. The breakdown is
were ever there? The items we have left
nations or the elite, costing in excess of
as follows: Earth with Luna; Mars with
behind include two or three golf balls;
$1 billion dollars for the round trip ticket.
two moons; Jupiter, sixty-seven; Saturn,
a family photo; a falcon feather; human
Earth’s moon, poetically personified as
sixty-two; Uranus, twenty-seven; and
waste; boots; and six American flags.
Luna, is technically referred to as “the
Neptune with fourteen. There are eight
Moon”. The Moon is around a quarter
moons orbiting the dwarf
size of the Earth. But that’s large enough
including Pluto.
days. It is 238,857 miles away from Earth.
to reflect the Sun’s light even when the
On another note, don’t tell rock band
Scientists found small traces of water
burning star is on the opposite side or
Pink Floyd, but there is no dark side
on the Moon. There are also mountains
our planet. The Moon also controls the
of the Moon. Both sides see the same
with the biggest being Mons Huygens,
tides, keeping Earth’s balance of nature
amount of sunlight, but the same side
which is half the size of Mount Everest.
in check. Without the Moon, we would
is always facing Earth. The opposite side
There is no atmosphere or wind on the
cease to exist.
has been seen, but only from aboard a
Moon. This fact is the source of much
spacecraft.
controversy regarding the waving of
planets
Such a harmonious relationship may not
The Moon orbits the Earth every 27.3
the flag once astronauts had set afoot.
have started out that way. Some theorize
Twelve people have walked on the Moon.
Conspiracy theorists did not account
the Moon evolved after the newly formed
The first, and most notable, was Neil
for facts. Truth is, the aluminum flag
Earth collided with a Mars-sized rock.
Armstrong in 1969, and the last was Gene
pole transported had a horizontal piece
The resulting debris coalesced into what
Cernan in 1972. American men are the
as well as a vertical one. No wind, no
is now, the Moon. Hence, the Earth is
only ones having the honor to do so. Of
controversy.
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