Tag: Moonday!

• Moonday: Volcanoes of Ice

  We Earthlings think of our Moon as being bright, but that’s only because it’s close to us: the Moon reflects only about 12% of the light that falls on it during its full phase, with some areas being slightly more reflective than others. The Moon, to put it succinctly, is as reflective as a chalkboard.…

  Matthew R. Francis

  December 5, 2011

  Astronomy

  Astronomy, Moonday!, Space exploration