Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Moon Quakes. What does this tell us about the moon?

Apollo-era astronauts left a seismic experiment on the moon. New analysis of that 30-year-old data may give new insights into the lunar core.  What can this seismic data tell us about the moon today and in the past?  What else you like to learn about the moon if you were sent on a mission to the moon?
New (Old) views of the lunar core?

118 comments:

Anonymous said...

The seismic data was designed to detect vibrations and tilting of the lunar surface and measure changes in gravity at the instrument location today and in the past. I would want to really know if the Neil Armstrong foot print is really still there. I would also want to learn can you take a piece of the moon and take it back to earth still it's shape? Am I the only one that wants to know that!!

Greve, Julia said...

the sesmic data was made to find vibrations and detect the tilting of the lunar surface and gravity. it can tell us what the mesurments were like today and in the past. if i went to the moon i would want to learn more about how space would effect me.

Schirmer,Brandon said...

this seismic data tell us what the core of the moon is like, it can be like our core or like the moons outer core.

ReddingtonDavid said...

this seismic experimentwas made for deecting vibrations and tilting of the lunar surface

ReddingtonDavid said...

@ Sanzere, Anna


i wonder that too, that would be cool if it was

Kresser Jacob said...

seismic data was desighned to detect viborations and tilting of a lunar surface and the changes of measure have changed in gravity i would want to know if a flag would actullay be still and not move

Taylor's blog spot said...

well i guess it could tell us about the mesurments threw the years of earther wearing away or adding.

Anonymous said...

The seismic data was made to detect vibrations and tilting of the moons surface and measure changes in gravity at the instrument location today and in the past.
I would like to know if the quakes on the moon were dangerous enough to kill someone while they were on the moon.

Henson,Megan said...

The data was designed to detect vibrations and detect the tilting of the lunar surface and gravity.
I would like to learn about how big the moon really is, compared to how it looks in a Full Moon on earth.

Rembold,Abby said...

The seismic data tell us that the lunar core of the moon could be a lot like the core of Earth. I would like to see the if there really are moon quakes on the moon.

Anonymous said...

@Anna Sanzere
No, your not the only one that wonders that. I wonder that too, now that you mention it!

Lamping Ally said...

The seismic data is what the astronauts found about the moon core which turns out to be very similar to the earths core.

Moehring,DeeAnna said...

The Seismic data tells us new details about the moons core.
i would want to know about and see all the flags up there from all the people from different countries.

Henson,Megan said...

@ Anna:
I think it would be cool if you could take a piece of the moon back to earth, that would be really cool if you could.

Andrew Gibbous McCarthy said...

The seismic data was made to find the tilting of the lunar surface and measure changes in gravity and vibrations. I want to know how big the moon really is compared to the earth because in movies they look like there giant on the moon like really is it that size

Lamping Ally said...

@ Anna (:
No your not the only one that would be awsome to be able to take sand from the moon and back to earth! Also i wonder too if Neil Armstrong's foot print is still their too! C:

Andrew Gibbous McCarthy said...

@anna

now that u said it i am wondering if it is because that would be totaly awsome

Moehring,DeeAnna said...

The Seismic data was designed to detect vibrations and detect the tilting of the lunar surface and gravity. and it shows that the moons core and Earths core could be the saame.
I would like to know about and see the flags from the different countries on the moon

Schirmer,Brandon said...

@ kresser

since thats true the flag does not move on the moon it would be cool if that could happen on the earth.

Moehring,DeeAnna said...

@anna sanzere
you are not the only one that wants to know that! i have never thought about it but i would like to take a peice of the moon to earth C:

LaGrangeBonnie said...

This data tells us that the moon may have a core much like the core of earth with a solid inner core and molten layer. I would want to discover something else-anything else the world doesn't know or isn't sure about yet!

Luke said...

the seismic data was designed to measure and/or detect "moonquakes".
I would like to know if the outer crust is even stable.

schatzman.arin said...

The seismic data tells us about the vibrations and movement of the moon.This data can tell us about how the moons surface has changed over thirty years.If I went to the moon I'd want to know how long it would take to walk all the way around it.

Kresser Jacob said...

@anna
that would be really cool to see!

Luke said...

@ krasser.
i wood like to know that too. i mean, we know that there is no lunar wind, but what if there was a moonquake?

kallmeyer, bridget said...

This seismic data tells us that the moon`s lunar core may be like the Earth`s core. With a solid inner core and molten outer core.
I would like to learn more about the rocks that are in the craters that are on the moon.

LaGrangeBonnie said...

@ Megan Yeah I'd liek to see that too it would be pretty cool to see what it looks like in comparison.

Anonymous said...

@kresser I hope the flag is still up there! I hope one day i couold go up to the moon and see the flag still there!

Tyler said...

the seismic data was designed find vibrations and the tilt of the lunar surface

Sturwold, Kaylee said...

It was made detect vibration and the titling of the lunar surface. I would like to learn alot more about the moon I would lke to know how big it is exactly.

Anonymous said...

-jill stange

the seismic data tells us that the lunar core is much like the earths core.
i would like to learn what the tempature is, if there is any life yet,if we can build on it.etc.........

Anonymous said...

I think that was cool that they still have stuff from that long how did they keep all of that imformation.
Sarah Savard

Peters,Jennifer said...

The seismic data was created to find the detect vibrations and tilting of the lunar surface. The seismic data also tells us measurements from today and the past. I would want to learn more about why people weigh less than on the moon than they do on Earth. I also would want ot learn more about space and how the moon came to be and things along the lines of that.

Savard, Samantha said...

The seismic data was created to detect vibrations and tiltingof teh lunar surface and measure changes. I guess i would really want to know more about the gravity on the moon.

Peters,Jennifer said...

@Anna
Oh that would be something cool to see on the Moon! I would want to see it randomly somewhere on the face of the Moon.

Anonymous said...

@megan i would want to learn about how big the moon really is, compared to how it looks in a Full Moon on earth. It would be a very interesting thing or subject to talk about and or learn!

Rembold,Abby said...

@ megan

That would cool to see if how big the moon is when it is right there in front of you.

kallmeyer, bridget said...

@Anna
I would like to know that to.

Smith,Courtney said...

The seismic data was made to vibrations and tilting of the lunar suface of gravity. today and in the past.If i went to the moon i would like to learn more about how ths could harm or damage a humans body?

Smith,Courtney said...

@ anna sanzere,

You are not the only one who wants to know that i do too... i would like to know if anyone else thinks that!!

Garvey, Emily said...

The seismic data tells us about the vibrations and movement of the moon.If I went to the moon I'd want to know how long it would take to walk all the way around it. Or over it.

Garvey, Emily said...

@DeeAnna
That wowuld be really cool!(:

Tedesco.Jake said...

The seismic data was made to detect vibrations and tilting of the moons surface. if i was on the moon i would want to know if earthquakes on the moon were more dangerous than the ones on earth

waters,gabrielle said...

The sesmic data was made to find vibrations and detect the tilting of the lunar surface. What i would like to know if i ever was going to be sent to the moon is the land forms, if there might me life on it and whats the gravity comparted to earth.

Unknown said...

how the craters were formed. why the moon quakes.

Gerdes,Austin said...

seismic data is here to find vibrations of tilting of the lunar surface and measure how it changes in gravity at the instroment location today and in the past,what if there is still somthing left behind from the apollo expiditions

hutson,cody said...

THis can tell us that the moon may work like the earth. I would want to learn more about this and also be able to prove it.

bekah said...

The seismic data was designed to detect vibrations and tilting of the lunar surface and measure the changes in past. i was woundering if peoples foot prints are still there today. i was also woundering has anyone ever taken a pice of the moon or rock from the moon back to earth?

gorrasi josh said...

seismic data tells about the movement of the ground on the moon. i would like to know how long an air tank would hold and how deep some craters are.

hutson,cody said...

@ Sanzere,Anna


Why wouldn't it stil be in its original shape?

bekah said...

@ anna sanzere

i was woundering the same thing. i wounder if anyone has or if it would still be the same?

waters,gabrielle said...

@ Mackenzie Young
In think that your right about in who things can change.

CameronIan said...

the earthquakes are from the moon just doing it thing. The siesmic data collector thing robot is telling scientist about the vibrations and also the tilt of the lunar surface.

Unknown said...

@ gorrasi josh
i also want to know about the craters on the moon.

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Anonymous said...

THe seismic data was made to detect vibrations of the lunar surface and the gravity change. THe more things I would like to know about the moon are like if anything can grow on it or develope.

Riley, Olivia said...

The seismic data was made to find movement, and measure changes in gravity where the tools are today and where they were in the past.

Anonymous said...

@Julia Greve
THat would be nice if we could learn if the moon and space effect us in a way we could observe and detect.

Sydney,Vest said...

The seismic data was made to detect vibrations and tilting of the lunar surface and measure changes in gravity at the instrument location today and in the past. i would like to know more about the astronosts.

bader,lindsay said...

it would tell us about how the the moon change over the years. i think it would be cool if we got to go to the moon for a mission to find out col stuff about the moon.

Sydney,Vest said...

i agree with brandon i would also like to know that.

bader,lindsay said...

i would like to learn that to anna

Tchase said...

The seismic data was designed to detect tilting snd vibrations on the lunar surface. also, measure changes in gravity at the instrument location today and in the past.if i was sent to the moon id want to get moon rocks or anything i found on the moon .

Tchase said...

@ sanzere, anna
I knoww rightt ? Thats what id wanna do if i went to the moon too!(:

Alana Gulley said...

The sesmic data was made to feel vibrations and detect the tilting and the lunar surface

Alec said...

The seismic data was made to detect vibrations and tilting of the lunar surface. it can tell us what the measurements are like today and in the past.if i went to the moon i would like to learn more about space

alyssa weber said...

it tells us about lunear core
we could learn more about the moons outer layers and its core.

johnson, allison said...

seismic was designed to detect vibrations and the tilt of lunar surfaces and measures in gravity and the intrument locations of the past to. i want to know even more about how the moon quakes happen.

baxter bryan said...

it could tell us about the mesurments threw the years of earther wearing away or adding.The seismic data was designed to detect vibrations and tilting of the lunar surface and measure changes in gravity at the instrument location today and in the past

Andie said...

The seismic data was designed to detact vibrations and tilting of the lunar surface. I would like to learn what Jupitar looks for outer space.

johnson, allison said...

@alyssa weber i would also want to know more about the moons core. i dont know anything about that.

Andie said...

@ alyssa weber
What would you want to learn about if you were at the moon?

baxter bryan said...

alyssa weber-ya i wounld whant to no more about the moons core

alyssa weber said...

@bridget
i agree that it would be interteresting to see if the layers are the same i would like to find out if they are the same

John Dinger said...

the experiment told us that the moons core may have a solid inner core and molten outer core and may have a thick partial outer layer.

i would like to know how big some of the craters actually were.

Natalie said...

It tells us that the moon is more than just a big rock. I would like to learn what kin dof rocks and minerals are on the moon.

Zach "Hillshire" Viox said...

the seismic experiment was made for detecting vibrations and tilting of the lunar surface.
If i went to the moon i would want to shoot an rpg into space and see if it keeps going and going and going and going.

Zach "Hillshire" Viox said...

@Natalie
I agree maybe there are minerals we may be able to use on earth for construction and engineering.

John Dinger said...

@sanzere anna

we have taken many moonrocks back to earth and they stay their same shape. At the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum there is a moonrock you can touch.

Bader, Lucas said...

It tell us that the moon some day will be derstory i think.

Natalie said...

@ Courtney Smith

That would be cool to learn about. I want to know if a human were on the moon and a moonquake happened if they would feel it and if they would be harmed.

Natalie said...

@ Megan Henson

I agree, the moon looks small to us but we know for sure it's not small.

walter burkart said...

it can tell us if a volcano has erupted on the moon. where magma is the density tells us about the core. i dont know what i would want to learn

wukusick,anna said...

the sesmic data was made to find vibrations and detect the tilting of the lunar surface and gravity. it can tell us what the mesurments were like today. i would also like to know what the other side of the moon and how often there are moon quakes happening and if they happen everyday.

Anonymous said...

the seismic data tells us what the inner part of the moon is like.what i would like to now is what the atmoshere is like

Calderon, Heidi said...

The seismic data was made to find vibrations and detect the tilting of the lunar surface and its gravity.
If i went to the moon i would want to know like about the solar system and like exactly how space would like effect me when i go up there.

cirkovic, daniel said...

The seismic data detects vibrations and tilting of then surface of the moon to mesaure changes in gravity. It can tell the about the core in the past and present and the shift in the rocks. I would like to know if the rocks on the moon are soft like limestone or hard like granite.

cirkovic, daniel said...

The seismic data detects vibrations and tilting of then surface of the moon to mesaure changes in gravity. It can tell the about the core in the past and present and the shift in the rocks. I would like to know if the rocks on the moon are soft like limestone or hard like granite.

Anonymous said...

Joshua parsons- Its seems if the moon has earthquakes like earth then the moon most been similar to earth. I would like to learn if the moon has any other things that are similar to earths features.

Calderon, Heidi said...

@natilie
I would also like to know what kjinds of rocks and minerals are on the moon.

rentz,monica said...

This seismic exeriment was designed to detect vibrations and tilting of the lunar surface.

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cirkovic, daniel said...

@ Sanzere, Anna

I would also like to see if Neil Armstrong's footprint was there too. I wonder if it could be fossilized or stay there forever. It would be intersting to know

Guthier Nick said...

The seismic data is designed to detect vibrations and tilts of the lunar surface which tells us changes in gravity and how much the tool was moved. I would want to know what it is actually like to be on the moon and how light you would be and theres no gravity.

rentz,monica said...

@ jennifer

I agree with you how the moon came to be

Anonymous said...

Joshua parsons- I agree that if moonquakes happen that the core of earth could be alot like the core of the moon.

Joseph Pegg said...

The seismic data was designed to detect vibrations and tilting of the lunar surface and measure changes in gravity at the instrument location today and in the past.

Thorp,Jayden said...

The sesmic data was made to find vibrations and tilting of an luner surface gravitey.It can tell us the mesaurements of the past and today.if i went to space i would want to learn the effects it has one me it is short term is long term can i even get rid of this.

georgantonis,pete said...

if i was sent to the moon for a secret misson and ihad to learn something about it would be how cold is it

georgantonis,pete said...

@ anna i wouldb want to know the samethin

Anonymous said...

The seismic data was created to find the detect vibrations and tilting of the lunar surface. The seismic data also tells us measurements from today and the past. I would want to learn more about why people weigh less than on the moon than they do on Earth. I also would want ot learn more about space and how the moon came to be and things along the lines of that
Anthony,Erb

wessels,kelsey said...

the seismic data was designed to detect vibrations and tilting of the lunar surface and measure changes in gravity.iw ould like to no what the moon is really like and how coll it would be if neil armstrong foot print would still be there from his trip to the moon.

Dupont, Noah said...

The seismic data was there to detect vibrations and tilting on the Moon's surface, it also told us alot about the core. What I would like to know is what materials are in the core.

wessels,kelsey said...

@ nick guthier
i would like to what it would feel how light gravity can really make us.

Thorp,Jayden said...

@ Anna

same here lol, that would be really cool if it was!?!?!?

Reis, Elizabeth said...

This seismic data can tell us the moon and its core, moon quakes, and tilting and vibrations of the surface. If I were sent on a mission to the moon I would like to learn more about the activities going on in the 'dark side' of the moon, the side we cant see.

Jenkins,Tom said...

it was made for detecting vibrtions on its surcafe. i want to see if children could go into space someday and play beyblade in zero gs

Reis, Elizabeth said...

@kelsey
me too, thats one of the things I find most interesting about the moon - the lack of gravity. also I want to know what the earth looks like from the moon!

Dupont, Noah said...

@bekah
Yes they have taken rocks off of the moon, they used them as samples to test what they were, the same rocks can be found on earth. At Space Camp in the museum they had a moon rock, I just don't find it all that interesting or impressive.

gaddis,breanna said...

The data was designed to detect vibrations and detect the tilting of the lunar surface and gravity.
I would like to learn about how big the moon really is, compared to how it looks in a Full Moon on earth.

Jenkins,Tom said...

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Haden, Mark said...

measuring changes in gravity.

Guthier Nick said...

@Kelsey Wessels
I know I would want to see what it is like to just jump when your attached to a rope or throw a rock and see how far it goes.

Hannah Graff! said...

The Seismic data was designed to detect vibrations and detect the tilting of the lunar surface and gravity.
If I were sent on a mission to the moon i would want to know about the surfce. I would want to know what it feels like. I would also want to know where it has the most and least amount of gravity.

@Julia Greeve.
It would be cool to see how eath effects us, and how it affects other people.

Anonymous said...

Kylie Gill
The data was delted viberations and tilting of the lunar suface and measure changes in gravity at the insturment location today. i really want to learn more about it!

Anonymous said...

@ anna
I agree with you because of the seismic data.
-Kylie Gill

Anonymous said...

The seismic data was made to find vibrations and to detect the tilting of the lunar surfce. also tells us the mesurments today and in the past.if i went to the moon i would want to see if the flag is up there still and see what condition it is in...
--Sydney POlking--

Anonymous said...

i agree with megan henson, and anna Sanzere it would be awesome to take something from the moon and see if it looks any different it would be awesome!!!
--Sydney Polking--