Philips Atlas of the Universe

The Earth in the Solar System ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE W hy do we live on the Earth? The answer must be: ‘Because we are suited to ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM Began Ended (million years ago) PRE-CAMBRIAN ERA Archæan 3800 2500 Start of life Proterozoic 2500 590 Life in t ...

The Earth as a Planet ▲The Earth’s crust is divided into six large tectonic plates and a number of minor ones. They are separate ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM ▲An earthquake occurs along a fault line when the crust on either side is being forced to move in different dir ...

The Earth’s Atmosphere and Magnetosphere ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE A s seen from space the Earth is truly magnificent, as we have be ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM extremely brilliant. They are due to electrified particles from space, mainly originating in the Sun, which col ...

The Earth–Moon System ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE T he Moon is officially classed as the Earth’s satellite, but in many ways it may be ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM
The tides are largely raised by the Moon, but the Sun also has an effect. When they act together, the tides a ...

Features of the Moon ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE Mare Imbrium and is a superb sight when the Sun is rising or setting over it, catchin ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM the Alps, Apennines and Carpathians. Isolated peaks and hills abound, and there are also domes, which are low s ...

Lunar Landscapes ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE L unar photographs taken with even small telescopes can show a surprising amount of detai ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM MAIN MOUNTAIN RANGES Alps Northern border of Imbrium Altai Scarp South-west of Nectaris, from Piccolomini Apenn ...

The Far Side of the Moon ATLAS OF THE UNIVERSE There is a definite difference between the near and the far sides, no doubt becau ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM Name Lat. ° Long. ° 1 Apollo 37 S 153 W 2 Avogadro 64 N 165 E 3 Birkhoff 59 N 148 W 4 Boltzmann 55 S 115 W 5 Br ...

Missions to the Moon T he Russians took the lead in exploring the Moon with spacecraft. Their Luniks contacted the Moon in 1959, ...

was limited; the missions were really in the nature of reconnaissances. The various ALSEPs continued operating for some years, u ...

Clementine and Prospector T he 1994 mission to the Moon, Clementine, was named after an old American mining song – because, afte ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM
The impact site of Prospector, in the lunar south polar region near the craters Moretus and Short.
Colour mo ...

The Moon: First Quadrant (North-east) T he First Quadrant is occupied largely by sea. The whole of the Mare Serenitatis and Mare ...

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