Comments on: Dawn on the Moon https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/dawn-on-the-moon/ Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:20:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: mpthompson https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/dawn-on-the-moon/#comment-1314816 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:20:30 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=84063#comment-1314816 But why does this global asymmetry in crustal thickness exist?

I would have assumed that soon after the moon formed and was much closer to Earth, massive tidal forces between the near and far sides might account for asymmetry in crustal thickness. The lighter molten crust literally floated to the far side of the moon where it cooled and grew thicker while the side closer to Earth was denser and stayed hotter and more liquid longer for the maria to form.

]]> By: Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/dawn-on-the-moon/#comment-1314608 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:32:41 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=84063#comment-1314608 In reply to Andi.

Andi: Thank you. Fixed.

]]> By: Andi https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/dawn-on-the-moon/#comment-1314599 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:51:04 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=84063#comment-1314599 Fascinating picture!

Small edit in penultimate sentence: “to peek over”

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