What are the risks when walking on the moon?
"You might slip doing the moonwalk." Ha-ha, well you can do the moonwalk on Earth, but very few people have actually set foot on the Moon. For centuries astronomers have studied the Moon through telescopes, but people were not able to visit it until about 40 years ago. Astronauts wear special spacesuits that allow them to breathe oxygen when they are outside of the Earth's atmosphere. But a spacewalk is nothing like walking on Earth. It's hardly a walk at all. The Moon has very low gravity so walking on it is almost like floating. Geologist are very interested in the Moon's dusty surface. They examine moon rocks to see how they are different from rocks found on Earth. One way that rocks on the Moon are different, they are littered across craters. Craters are deep valleys caused by meteors that have crashed into the Moon. You can even spot some of these craters from Earth... if you look closely.
This week you will learn that the Moon has a dusty, cratered surface with no atmosphere, very low gravity, and no wind.
This week you will learn that the Moon has a dusty, cratered surface with no atmosphere, very low gravity, and no wind.
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