Rj Ambrose
Current Event:
Mercury could hold
clues on how the Earth’s moon was born
Mercury
and the Moon are very similar in numerous ways that is why scientist keyed in
on these two planets. They studied both of the planets and came up with a very
realistic theory. That theory is that mercury could hold clues on how the moon
was born. Although the most popular theory on how the moon was formed is that
space debris collided and gravity held it together. Both of the planets are
made up of the same raw minerals/characteristics, once they made that
comparison it opened up many doors for them and their possibilities. The
scientist started to notice the volcanic similarities; both surfaces are
covered in volcanic lava. Also the gasses that each of the planets were giving
off are pretty much identical. That right there was a big step for learning
more about our moon. But it doesn’t stop there in terms of similarities. Both
planets have polar ice deposits formed in certain regions of the planet, they
are formed from the moon’s and Mercury’s spin rates. After scientist noticed
all of these similarities they wanted to take a closer look at the densities of
each of the planets and rock texture. And came to a conclusion, that the
similarities of both of the planets were formed on the outer layers of the
planet. They are saying this because the materials on the insides of both of
the planets are very different. This
surprised them because the all of the other aspects of the planets were so
similar. Scientist are saying that if they can make a trip out to each of the
planets they will be able to solve the mysteries between the two planets.
This
possibility of mercury holding clues on how the moon was formed is very
important. And it could give us more then just clues on the moon being formed.
It could also give us various other possibilities on how other planets were
formed. Not only that, it could expose many more things about space in general.
Because the moon is formed with many different chunks of debris, if scientist
research hard enough it could even show us when the first space rock was
formed. If that happens then the possibilities are endless, in regards to
space. I cannot stress enough on the importance of that
This
article was on of the most interesting articles I have read; it gave me a new
outlook on the Moon and Mercury. The things that I enjoyed about the article
are that it gave me lots of similarities and connections between the two
planets. I was also impressed by how the scientist gathered that much
information to come up with that certain theory. Although the article had many
strong points there are a few things that I would’ve added to the article is
more detailed clues on how Mercury could actually tell us how the moon was
formed. There were many similarities of both of the planets, but the author
never went into details on the clues. Overall it was a very well written
article with lots of strong and interesting material.
Moskvitch,
Katia. "Mercury could hold clues to how Earth's moon was born ." NBC
News . 17 Oct 2013: 1. Print.
<http://www.nbcnews.com/science/mercury-could-hold-clues-how-earths-moon-was-born-8C11412803>.
There was a lot of information on how the two are similar, even if one is a planet and the other is our moon. That really helped me see your point in how Mercury can help us form new ideas about the birth of the moon. This has to do more with English and not the subject itself, but I liked how even with all the lists of similarity, it wasn't all choppy, but the listings was smooth and their similarities connected as one idea. Also, I liked how one idea leads to another, like how in your second paragraph, it is talking about clues to the moon, but then, that leads to clues about how planets are formed as well, and with that, even more unlimited possibilities are known to us.
ReplyDeleteWhat I found interesting from your report was just the fact the our moon is similar to Mercury, and how they were even able to connect the two objects together, since Mercury is the farthest terrestrial planet from Earth. I also found it interesting how both Mercury and the Moon's surface are covered in volcanic lava. Actually, that part was confusing, mostly because I never heard of that before. I also didn't expect both of them to have polar ice deposits formed from their spin rates. I think it's because I expect Mercury to be this really hot and blazing planet that I find it amazing how Mercury has a polar ice deposits.
One thing that I would change though would be at the beginning, you referred Mercury and Earth's moon both as planets, and that confused me for a second, so I think you should just clear that up a bit. I think by knowing that they are not similar because one is a planet and the other is a moon can enhance the idea that it might help us understand other celestial objects because then, they are not in a specific category, although I'm not sure if that makes sense. Other else than that, I thought the report was really interesting and makes me want to know more about the theory of Earth's moon was born.