questions about the moon by latierawhitehead https://padlet.com/anonymouskiller/457f5qlckowb by Latiera , Robert en-us 2018-11-21 15:16:15 UTC 2018-11-21 15:36:18 UTC hello@padlet.com During a total lunar eclipse, Earth completely blocks direct sunlight from reaching the Moon. The only light reflected from the lunar surface has been refracted by Earth's atmosphere. This light appears reddish for the same reason that a sunset or sunrise does: the Rayleigh scattering of bluer light anonymouskiller https://padlet.com/anonymouskiller/457f5qlckowb/wish/306769482 2018-11-21 15:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/anonymouskiller/457f5qlckowb/wish/306769482 A new analysis of lunar rocks brought to Earth by Apollo astronauts suggests that the moon formed 4.51 billion years ago — just 60 million years after the solar system itself took shape. anonymouskiller https://padlet.com/anonymouskiller/457f5qlckowb/wish/306769630 2018-11-21 15:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/anonymouskiller/457f5qlckowb/wish/306769630 The Moon doesn't emit (give off) light itself, the 'moonlight' we see is actually the Sun's light reflected off the lunar surface. So, as the Moon orbits the Earth, the Sun lights up different parts of it, making it seem as if the Moon is changing shape. anonymouskiller https://padlet.com/anonymouskiller/457f5qlckowb/wish/306770038 2018-11-21 15:26:56 UTC https://padlet.com/anonymouskiller/457f5qlckowb/wish/306770038 1,079 mi anonymouskiller https://padlet.com/anonymouskiller/457f5qlckowb/wish/306770131 2018-11-21 15:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/anonymouskiller/457f5qlckowb/wish/306770131