THE ORIGIN OF THE
MOON• Fission Theory• Binary Accretion Theory• Capture Theory
The Moon Surface
Leonardo Da
VinciGalileo Galilei Jan Van
Eyck
& Sinus ( Bay )Lacus ( Lake ),Palus ( Marsh )
Giovanni Battista Riccioli
EXPLORATION OF THE
MOON• Lippershey’s Telescope (1609)
Johann “Hans” Lippershey
• Wright Brothers (1903)
EXPLORATION OF THE
MOON
Wilbur WrightOrville Wright
EXPLORATION OF THE
MOON• Rocketry (1943)
Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr Von Braun
Father of Rocket Science
EXPLORATION OF THE
MOON• Apollo 11 (July 20, 1969)
Buzz Aldrin Neil Armstrong Michael Collins
EXPLORATION OF THE
MOON• Apollo 12 (November 14, 1969)c
Charles Conrad Jr., Richard F. Gordon Jr.Alan L.Bean
Location of Major Craters
Eclipses in the Earth’s Shadow
The Changing Appearance of
the Moon
The
Moon