Science

Panich52

(5,829 posts) Tue Dec 1, 2015, 04:03 PM Dec 2015

Unexpected activity on the Moon

Unexpected activity on the Moon

The lunar space environment is much more active than previously assumed. The solar wind is reflected from the surface and crustal magnetic fields of the moon which has effects on for instance lunar water levels

More
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151130084616.htm

Charles Lue holds a lunar globe showing the reflection of solar wind from magnetic fields of the lunar crust. The strongest reflection takes place in the areas marked in red on the lunar globe. Montage: photo Hans Huybrighs.
Credit: Charles Lue

12 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Unexpected activity on the Moon (Original Post) Panich52 Dec 2015 OP

Found a couple of pics. longship Dec 2015 #1

Thanks for not playing that sustained high-pitched sound, the one that musta led to HAL's meltdown. classof56 Dec 2015 #3

Must have been an astronomical alignment problem. longship Dec 2015 #4

I saw "Bladerunner" on a big screen jomin41 Dec 2015 #5

Well, that might be my third. longship Dec 2015 #6

Yep that is how I rank SI FI movies too. zeemike Dec 2015 #7

First SF picture to drop my jaw was "Forbidden Planet", aka-chmeee Dec 2015 #9

Ah! But the sequel was not Kubrick. longship Dec 2015 #11

2001 a fav in college.... Panich52 Dec 2015 #12

Scary stuff going on Lunar wise packman Dec 2015 #2

No kidding! blackspade Dec 2015 #8

Iron Sky!!!! sdfernando Dec 2015 #10

longship

(40,416 posts)

1. Found a couple of pics.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2015, 04:36 PM

Dec 2015

classof56

(5,376 posts)

3. Thanks for not playing that sustained high-pitched sound, the one that musta led to HAL's meltdown.

Reply to longship (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 02:00 PM

Dec 2015

Or so I've always thought.

Thanks for the memory!

longship

(40,416 posts)

4. Must have been an astronomical alignment problem.

Reply to classof56 (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 02:13 PM

Dec 2015

BTW, 2001: A Space Odyssey is the greatest SciFi film ever made and none other comes close. Sorry Bladerunner fans, the 1951 Robert Wise direction of The Day the Earth Stood Still comes in second on my list.

jomin41

(559 posts)

5. I saw "Bladerunner" on a big screen

Reply to longship (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 05:18 PM

Dec 2015

back in the 80's. Very Cool.

longship

(40,416 posts)

6. Well, that might be my third.

Reply to jomin41 (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 05:29 PM

Dec 2015

Although I am not sure of that and there are more than one SciFi film competing for third place. And BladeRunner is one of them, just not the only one.

zeemike

(18,998 posts)

7. Yep that is how I rank SI FI movies too.

Reply to longship (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 06:00 PM

Dec 2015

The Day The Earth Stood Still was the first one I ever saw and 2001 was the best. And it seems SI FI has went downhill sense then, being more about violence and war than anything.

aka-chmeee

(1,132 posts)

9. First SF picture to drop my jaw was "Forbidden Planet",

Reply to longship (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 11:32 PM

Dec 2015

LOVED 2001 until the sequel which for some reason I just liked better.

longship

(40,416 posts)

11. Ah! But the sequel was not Kubrick.

Reply to aka-chmeee (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 3, 2015, 05:48 AM

Dec 2015

Vive la difference.

Panich52

(5,829 posts)

12. 2001 a fav in college....

Reply to longship (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 3, 2015, 02:35 PM

Dec 2015

When it was showing in theater, it was about the only time I did anything stronger than weed. We had mescaline timed to peak during entry into atmosphere...

Ahhh... Young & wild youth in Age of Aquarius....