QotW - 16.07.18 - How did the moon get its markings?

thedoc · « **on:** 19/07/2016 16:38:53 »

Listener Loot got in touch to ask how the moon got its markings. Claire Armstrong looked towards the heavens for the answer and spoke to the Open University's planetary expert Professor David Rothery.

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NegativeAstronomer · « **Reply #1 on:** 14/10/2016 02:09:31 »

The moon obtained its markings from millions of asteroid impacts over billions of years.

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QotW - 16.07.18 - How did the moon get its markings?

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