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6906 Mission Ferry 12 astronauts to the lunar surface what the first Apollo Landing are all about flags and Footprints later though astronauts look for so-called Genesis rock material dating did the formation of the Moon  there's a rock in the near field on this rims that had some light on the top of it would like you to pick it up at the Grab sample play Genesis Rock Maybe that's if you got it right there all together emissions return 840 lb of moon dirt and rock to earn stop  as soon as the first Apollo Expeditions came back from the Moon there were a series of annual conferences in Houston to look at the rock that they brought back and talk about the the chemistry and the property to the garage people called in the rock festival it was one every year don't forget the pointing the Rocks resemble those in Earth's mantle they contain no water and little iron but these are not Genesis rocks but no wonder over billions of years a cosmic bombardment has destroyed the oldest rock on the lunar surface  do degree 14 Genesis Rock was a Fool's errand man walks on the moon and the origin Theory are a little wiser now to pull internal cooling cooling load has been shared with a ground cooling t minus 90 seconds and counting he want us 90 seconds and at T minus 1 minute 15 seconds  as we approach the moon we begin to see details that were only faintly visible Earth the moon's surface is almost uniformly gray it has no oceans in fact no water at all no green plant life certainly no City Lights  the darker flatter areas you see on the moon's surface are called Mario  when astronomers first looked at the moon and saw these large dark patches they thought they were created by water  they called the Mario from the Latin word for ocean but when astronauts actually visited the moon and brought back samples of this terrain we learned it the Mario were created by volcanic rock who's out of the Moon surface billions of years ago  if you look to the Horizon you'll notice that this line Looks much sharper than it did on Earth this is because the Moon has no atmosphere and because of that conditions on the moon can be quite severe on the sunlit side temperatures can reach 250 Ray's Fahrenheit to - 250 degrees Fahrenheit without the proper none of us could survive what does boiling hot days and freezing cold nights we are how an orbit on The Far Side of the Moon the side that never faces the Earth  because the moon rotates at the same rate as it orbits the we always have the same side of the moon facing us  beside the faces away we call The Far Side on the far side of we can see a lot more craters  craters are formed by asteroids and comets hitting the lunar surface  most of the cray for made a long time ago but some are more recent how can we tell look for craters inside of other craters we are approaching the edge what's the largest crater found in the solar system and it's right here on our moon  known as the Aitken Basin this deep and wide that's about half the width of the entire continental US as we pass over the South Pole we can take a look at the day-night boundary on the Moon the Moon does a day and night cycle just like Earth but the moon stand night cycle last almost 30 days that's a long time compared to the 24 hours in Earth and night cycle let's begin our preparation for landing today we're headed for the Apollo 17 Landing site this is where humans last walked on the moon December 11th 19 72  on our Final Approach we pass over the Mari known as the Sea of Tranquility  this it was made famous by the crew of Apollo 11 first people to walk on the moon back in 1969 we are headed to The Far Side of the moire as we approach you'll notice that this part of the Moon looks very detailed compared to the surrounding area this is because brought back detailed data tells us exactly what this region looks like the ridge of mountains includes Peaks that would dwarf most mountains on Earth  this is because the moon's lower gravity allows for much steeper and taller Peaks then we half back home  the South Massif looms ahead of us and the north Massif Beyond we will be heading to the in between them at the taurus-littrow Landing site imagine with the Apollo 17 astronauts must have felt this place for the first what time oh baby Barry Drew 9000 Michael Jackson I'll give it to you proceeded 42 degree 37 degrees to 5500 38° Bellingham welcome to the Moon we can now see you I'll in Orlando looks like resting on the moon as you just send this letter to explore the lunar surface look around no people no water no life anywhere just you and your spacecraft  this Jermaine dates back to the early history of the solar system what billion years ago a giant asteroid or Comet struck the moon the impact form the two ranges of these enormous mountains called the North and South Missy's Diwali were in collapse soon after and then lava flows from ancient volcanoes seeped into the spelling  we have simulated a trip to the moon perhaps someday you'll have a chance to experience the real thing NASA is currently making plans for a return trip to the moon to further explore its geology identify resources to support future space exploration this program will give astronauts the chance to learn how to live in space while still relatively close preparing us for future destinations such as Mars  maybe one of you could be part of that Journey lro measure for the first time this very energetic component of the space radiation environment in order to see whether it's going to be a problem for humans or not it was one thing to go for a handful of days that Apollo and go when you knew that the sun was quiet or hope to Sunstate quiet and you took the can you calculated the risk of cancer in and Sachin in you made a short Mission you're going to live there longer you need to understand it well enough to go here's what I need to do to protect my what are the things that were looking for in the LR Omission is how the high-radiation environment affects our ability to so if we bring cameras or communication devices you know how will they be impacted by The Cosmic radiation we we need to equipment as well as ourselves

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