We Know from the Apollo Missions and Unmanned Probes That

question 8

Multiple Choice

We know from the Apollo missions and unmanned probes that the Moon's surface is covered with loose, unconsolidated material with a texture similar to soil on earth. How did this material form on the Moon?

• A) The material is mostly volcanic ash ejected from volcanos that are no longer active.
• B) The same as Earth, but soils are ancient from a time when the moon still had an atmosphere and water.
• C) The material is produced by spalling from rock surfaces caused by the extreme heat- cold cycles as the moon rotates through a 1 lunar day, or approximately one Earth month.
• D) The loose material is mostly micrometeorite fragments and ejecta from impact craters, so is very different from soil on Earth.

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