The "Man In the Moon" Was Created By Mega Volcano

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 1, 2014 @08:27AM from the he-went-by-the-south-and-burnt-his-mouth dept.

astroengine writes Whenever you look up at the near side of the moon, you see a face looking back at you. This is the "Man in the Moon" and it has inspired many questions about how it could have formed. There has been some debate as to how this vast feature — called Oceanus Procellarum, which measures around 1,800 miles wide — was created. But after using gravity data from NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft, researchers have found compelling evidence that it was formed in the wake of a mega volcanic eruption and not the location of a massive asteroid strike.

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So... by Dr.+Sheldon+Cooper · 2014-10-01 08:37 · Score: 3, Funny

"Mega-man" in the moon?

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Bazinga.
Re:Help by Meshach · 2014-10-01 09:01 · Score: 4, Informative

WIkipedia has an article where they trace it out: Man in the Moon

Not the clearest picture ever but you can see what they are talking about.

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"Maybe this world is another planet's hell"
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