The Color of the Moon

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:43 pm

I find it very thought-provoking that on the moon (well, in the lunar lander, anyway) moon rocks smelled like burnt gunpowder, but after having been on Earth a while, they don't.

Dazzle1 · Post by **Dazzle1** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 6:24 am

BLUE MOON

chas · Post by **chas** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 6:55 am

Wanderer wrote:I find it very thought-provoking that on the moon (well, in the lunar lander, anyway) moon rocks smelled like burnt gunpowder, but after having been on Earth a while, they don't.

I hadn't known that. But I do know that anything that's been in vacuum for awhile will have a characteristic smell, it's probably the same thing. It's weird that the cleanest environment on earth gives things a smell. I have no idea why that is -- maybe the things become depleted of oxygen or nitrogen (or lose their protective layers of water and hydrocarbon) and once they get into the air some reaction happens.

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:40 am

chas wrote:
Wanderer wrote:I find it very thought-provoking that on the moon (well, in the lunar lander, anyway) moon rocks smelled like burnt gunpowder, but after having been on Earth a while, they don't.
I hadn't known that.

I read about it a couple weeks ago..
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006 ... ondust.htm

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 8:32 am

It looks like somebody sprinkled it with glitter.

A long time ago, when I was a young teenager and before I became a Christian, I used to worship the moon. And it made me very angry that people had put a flag on her.

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 8:38 am

Ah, so it's made of moldy cheese.

MarkB · Post by **MarkB** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:41 am

Looks like God was using it for a paint ball target!

MarkB