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http://www.lunarrepublic.com/news/media_love_021302.shtml
The Moon's surface, pulled by the Sun and Earth, may bulge out and dip in as much as 10 centimeters (almost four inches) over 27 days. Love numbers show how elastic the Moon is, giving clues to the material under the surface. The newly calculated Love numbers support the idea, first suggested by Apollo program scientists, that a partially melted zone lies above the core.
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an ofshoot of the LUNAR LASER RANGING experiment.
i have never given a thought as to the moons geology
so i am suprised at this finding.
The Moon's surface, pulled by the Sun and Earth, may bulge out and dip in as much as 10 centimeters (almost four inches) over 27 days. Love numbers show how elastic the Moon is, giving clues to the material under the surface. The newly calculated Love numbers support the idea, first suggested by Apollo program scientists, that a partially melted zone lies above the core.
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an ofshoot of the LUNAR LASER RANGING experiment.
i have never given a thought as to the moons geology
so i am suprised at this finding.