Posted on 10/15/2026 5:42:16 PM PDT by BenLurkin
een from Earth, the Moon looks so bright and peaceful. But on closer inspection, the lunar surface is etched with crinkles that also happen to be active faults—whose appearance and behavior may be more unexpected than scientists thought.
In a study published yesterday in The Planetary Science Journal, scientists report the identification of more than 10,000 young faults across the lunar surface. The team referenced images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC), specifically its images of ridges and long, curvy structures called lobate scarps. These features form as a result of a celestial body’s contraction, in this case the Moon. From the analysis, the researchers concluded that the moon’s radius has shrunk by roughly 148 feet (45 meters) in the past 400 million years.
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“Unlike Earth’s multi-plate surface, the Moon is a single chunk—an “unbroken shell” where over 10,000 young faults can erupt into moonquakes at any time.”
This news will not stop Digger Rockwells scheme to drill and frack the moon for resources.
Onward to Mars...
Honey, I shrunk the Moon.
So that scene in “The Time Machine” where the moon is breaking up…?
Well, maybe not.
An answer to a lunar mystery: Why is the moon’s gravity so uneven?
Maybe whatever is inside is hatching.
Sooooo, the Moon isn’t all it’s cracked up to be?
Omelet that slide....
So, if climate change doesn’t kill us all the moon breaking apart will? How many years do we have left? Oh nooooooo!
This illustrates why I prefer using a measure of feet over meters. The larger foot measurement is always going to be much more impressive than meters. Using meters makes Mt. Everest seem small.
It’s not my FAULT!
True, it isn't.
It's Darksheare's fault!
Maybe whatever is inside is hatching.
An experimental program of mechanical testing has shown that microcracks initiate in hens’ eggs at loads less than that necessary to cause total structural failure. In contact loading, computational modeling and numerical analysis show that very high stress levels develop on the inner surface of the eggshell as it conforms to a hard contact surface. This causes a series of microcracks to initiate at the inner surface of the shell and radiate out from the load site. A series of concentric circumferential microcracks also develop beneath the cuticle from the edge of the contact zone. Calculations relating to the eggshells’ dynamic response indicate that microcracks have a little effect on the structural stiffness and resonant frequencies of the egg. As a result, microcracks are unlikely to be detected by online crack detection systems, which rely on mechanical excitation. Eggs in retail outlets are likely to contain microcracks as a result of insults experienced during the collection, grading, and packing processes. Because the eggshell forms the first line of defense against potentially pathogenic microorganisms entering the egg contents, microcracks could potentially compromise egg safety.
Active faults indicate a tectonic planet with plates which Mars did have with certainty. It got cold, the internal magmatism died. The atmosphere was stripped as the planet no longer had a magnetic field. The once atmosphere that was conducive to life was striped into space.
At this same time Earth was much closer to the sun and perhaps not good for life as due to extreme temperature or not.
Perhaps Mars was the first life in our solar system.
I am an old man with degrees in several sciences, engineering, geology, pharmacy, and oddly aviation. I wish these questions be solved before I die.
Active faults indicate a tectonic planet with plates which Mars did have with certainty. It got cold, the internal magmatism died. The atmosphere was stripped as the planet no longer had a magnetic field. The once atmosphere that was conducive to life was striped into space.
At this same time Earth was much closer to the sun and perhaps not good for life as due to extreme temperature or not.
Perhaps Mars was the first life in our solar system.
I am an old man with degrees in several sciences, engineering, geology, pharmacy, and oddly aviation. I wish these questions be solved before I die.
Relax. According to The Prophecy I watched as a child it was suppose to happen in 1994. Since we do not have wizards running around it is safe to say that time line was adverted.
When they look at Uranus, they’ll find a giant crack.
We can just encircle the moon with giant rolls of duct tape. Or squirt Gorilla glue into the faults. No problem.
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