The moon. It is often an object of admiration and curiosity, one that has peaked my interest tonight. Before you I present the South-Pole, a place that I am very unfamiliar with, scientifically speaking. After glancing over it's near perfect shape, I wondered, could man walk along the bottom? If our movements shift in space, would we not fly off the surface going upside down?
I suspected that a quick search on Google would prove to be fruitful. WRONG! On the other hand, I did stumble on some interesting facts along the way:
1. The moon does have its fair share of gravity, but not nearly as much as Earth.
1. The moon does have its fair share of gravity, but not nearly as much as Earth.
2. If we did walk all the way around, it would take 94.3 days to do it.
This slightly baffled me. Am I one of the few to question our capabilities on the moon?! Just take a look at the exploration map:
Every spacecraft has landed towards the top, so it was either: A. We can't go down there, or B. It just hasn't been done yet. Thirty minutes of snooping, and I was about ready to toss in the towel. Then out of the blue before me came this piece of meat: http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/20/moon-has-frozen-water-in-south-pole-crater-study-says/
Scientist have explored the idea that there is ice on the moon, more importantly in the South-pole. The article goes on to suggest that the ice map created will aid "future robotic or human missions." Keyword here folks: Human Missions. If we were not allowed on the low end, then there would be no reason for them to mention this. Case in point: Feet will pitter patter all the way around nature's ball of light! This mystery has been solved. Sleuth Hound solved.
