Comments on: The Moon: Vital In The Creation And Preservation Of Life On Earth http://yellowmagpie.com/about-the-moon-vital-in-the-creation-and-preservation-of-life-on-earth/ Home Of The Talented And The Interesting Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:30:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Terraforming Mars: How To Create Another Home Planethttp://yellowmagpie.com/about-the-moon-vital-in-the-creation-and-preservation-of-life-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-4814 Terraforming Mars: How To Create Another Home Planet Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:03:00 +0000 http://yellowmagpie.com/?p=1747#comment-4814 [...] freezing temperatures like our ancestors had to endure.We also have the privilege of having our Moon much farther away from us than was the case in the past. This means that we don’t have tidal [...] [...] freezing temperatures like our ancestors had to endure.We also have the privilege of having our Moon much farther away from us than was the case in the past. This means that we don’t have tidal [...]

]]> By: Titan: Saturn’s Atmospheric Moonhttp://yellowmagpie.com/about-the-moon-vital-in-the-creation-and-preservation-of-life-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-3934 Titan: Saturn’s Atmospheric Moon Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:19:07 +0000 http://yellowmagpie.com/?p=1747#comment-3934 [...] in the Solar System ,the only one to have an atmosphere. A colossal satellite compared to our own Moon, Titan has for decades defied revealing its true identity. It resides under a haze of [...] [...] in the Solar System ,the only one to have an atmosphere. A colossal satellite compared to our own Moon, Titan has for decades defied revealing its true identity. It resides under a haze of [...]

]]> By: Hyperion: Saturn’s Irregular Moonhttp://yellowmagpie.com/about-the-moon-vital-in-the-creation-and-preservation-of-life-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-3813 Hyperion: Saturn’s Irregular Moon Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:13:54 +0000 http://yellowmagpie.com/?p=1747#comment-3813 [...] the only moon in the entire Solar System that is not tidally locked. This means that unlike our own Moon, where only one side is visible from the Earth with the other remaining permanently hidden, all [...] [...] the only moon in the entire Solar System that is not tidally locked. This means that unlike our own Moon, where only one side is visible from the Earth with the other remaining permanently hidden, all [...]

]]> By: Our Home Planet Earth: Third ‘Rock’ From The Sunhttp://yellowmagpie.com/about-the-moon-vital-in-the-creation-and-preservation-of-life-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-3364 Our Home Planet Earth: Third ‘Rock’ From The Sun Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:10:11 +0000 http://yellowmagpie.com/?p=1747#comment-3364 [...] in the Solar System is like our home. A fortuitous set of circumstances, thanks mainly to our Moon, may have caused life to take root on the Blue Planet. But life has grasped the opportunity and [...] [...] in the Solar System is like our home. A fortuitous set of circumstances, thanks mainly to our Moon, may have caused life to take root on the Blue Planet. But life has grasped the opportunity and [...]

]]> By: Jupiter’s Moon Europa: An Ocean Of Life?http://yellowmagpie.com/about-the-moon-vital-in-the-creation-and-preservation-of-life-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-3325 Jupiter’s Moon Europa: An Ocean Of Life? Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:41:16 +0000 http://yellowmagpie.com/?p=1747#comment-3325 [...] an orbit around the planet. At 3,100 kilometres (1,900 miles), Europa is smaller than our own Moon and is the smallest of Jupiter’s giant moons.The Stranger Of The Solar SystemOne of the [...] [...] an orbit around the planet. At 3,100 kilometres (1,900 miles), Europa is smaller than our own Moon and is the smallest of Jupiter’s giant moons.The Stranger Of The Solar SystemOne of the [...]

]]> By: The Moons Of Jupiter: The Solar System Within The Solar Systemhttp://yellowmagpie.com/about-the-moon-vital-in-the-creation-and-preservation-of-life-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-3305 The Moons Of Jupiter: The Solar System Within The Solar System Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:58:57 +0000 http://yellowmagpie.com/?p=1747#comment-3305 [...] more than several metres across. While four rival small planets and dwarf our own satellite, the Moon.However, scale is perhaps the least fascinating aspect of Jupiter’s satellites. Far more [...] [...] more than several metres across. While four rival small planets and dwarf our own satellite, the Moon.However, scale is perhaps the least fascinating aspect of Jupiter’s satellites. Far more [...]

]]> By: The Moons Of Jupiter: The Solar System Within The Solar Systemhttp://yellowmagpie.com/about-the-moon-vital-in-the-creation-and-preservation-of-life-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-3306 The Moons Of Jupiter: The Solar System Within The Solar System Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:58:57 +0000 http://yellowmagpie.com/?p=1747#comment-3306 [...] more than several metres across. While four rival small planets and dwarf our own satellite, the Moon.However, scale is perhaps the least fascinating aspect of Jupiter’s satellites. Far more [...] [...] more than several metres across. While four rival small planets and dwarf our own satellite, the Moon.However, scale is perhaps the least fascinating aspect of Jupiter’s satellites. Far more [...]

]]> By: The Moon: Our Lunar Fascination And A Future Gateway To The Starshttp://yellowmagpie.com/about-the-moon-vital-in-the-creation-and-preservation-of-life-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-2975 The Moon: Our Lunar Fascination And A Future Gateway To The Stars Tue, 10 May 2011 18:54:52 +0000 http://yellowmagpie.com/?p=1747#comment-2975 [...] availability of water we could seal the survival of our own species and species yet to come.The Moon once aided the creation of life on Earth now it may aid life once more. Recommended ReadingCosmos by Giles Sparrow, as mentioned [...] [...] availability of water we could seal the survival of our own species and species yet to come.The Moon once aided the creation of life on Earth now it may aid life once more. Recommended ReadingCosmos by Giles Sparrow, as mentioned [...]

]]> By: Lunar Voyages: Man’s Exploration, Strange Phenomena And The Moon’s Rewardshttp://yellowmagpie.com/about-the-moon-vital-in-the-creation-and-preservation-of-life-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-2781 Lunar Voyages: Man’s Exploration, Strange Phenomena And The Moon’s Rewards Tue, 03 May 2011 19:48:10 +0000 http://yellowmagpie.com/?p=1747#comment-2781 [...] we have a more complete understanding of how the Earth was formed and the exact and critical role the Moon played and continues to play in creating and sustaining life on our planet.The Apollo missions have enormously aided our understanding of the Moon and the Earth. Scientific [...] [...] we have a more complete understanding of how the Earth was formed and the exact and critical role the Moon played and continues to play in creating and sustaining life on our planet.The Apollo missions have enormously aided our understanding of the Moon and the Earth. Scientific [...]

]]> By: Nuclear Fusion: The Next Economics And Mining The Moonhttp://yellowmagpie.com/about-the-moon-vital-in-the-creation-and-preservation-of-life-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-2777 Nuclear Fusion: The Next Economics And Mining The Moon Tue, 03 May 2011 19:42:29 +0000 http://yellowmagpie.com/?p=1747#comment-2777 [...] forever as a result. Potential Damage To Life On EarthNew scientific research being conducted into the origin of the Moon has revealed how life on Earth was shaped by our lunar neighbour. It indicates that the Moon played [...] [...] forever as a result. Potential Damage To Life On EarthNew scientific research being conducted into the origin of the Moon has revealed how life on Earth was shaped by our lunar neighbour. It indicates that the Moon played [...]

]]> By: Mars’s Moons: The Oddness Of Phobos And Deimoshttp://yellowmagpie.com/about-the-moon-vital-in-the-creation-and-preservation-of-life-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-2194 Mars’s Moons: The Oddness Of Phobos And Deimos Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:09:04 +0000 http://yellowmagpie.com/?p=1747#comment-2194 [...] It travels around Mars twice a Martian day which is very unusual for a moon. This is unlike our own Moon and the Earth which orbits around out planet once every day. This is called a synchronous [...] [...] It travels around Mars twice a Martian day which is very unusual for a moon. This is unlike our own Moon and the Earth which orbits around out planet once every day. This is called a synchronous [...]

]]> By: Authorhttp://yellowmagpie.com/about-the-moon-vital-in-the-creation-and-preservation-of-life-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Author Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:17:01 +0000 http://yellowmagpie.com/?p=1747#comment-145 Hi Steve, thanks for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. To answer your question I am not sure what would happen - no one is.However, the Moon is critically important for stabilising the tilt of the Earth. Mining tonnes of rock would reduce the Moon's mass. Without the Moon the Earth would severely wobble on its axis and the climate would become very unstable. The latest theory, backed up by computer-aided reconstructions, is that the Moon is responsible for both creating and persevering life on Earth.Interfering with the Moon without knowing the consequences could be lethal for life on Earth (worst-case scenario!). Hi Steve, thanks for your comment, it is greatly appreciated. To answer your question I am not sure what would happen – no one is.

However, the Moon is critically important for stabilising the tilt of the Earth. Mining tonnes of rock would reduce the Moon’s mass. Without the Moon the Earth would severely wobble on its axis and the climate would become very unstable. The latest theory, backed up by computer-aided reconstructions, is that the Moon is responsible for both creating and persevering life on Earth.

Interfering with the Moon without knowing the consequences could be lethal for life on Earth (worst-case scenario!).

]]> By: Steven Rossihttp://yellowmagpie.com/about-the-moon-vital-in-the-creation-and-preservation-of-life-on-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Steven Rossi Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:58:29 +0000 http://yellowmagpie.com/?p=1747#comment-144 Wow...awesome stuff. To be honest, I hadn't heard of the idea to mine the moon for helium-3. Your post on that was very interesting. What exactly do you think would happen if we mined the helium-3 from the moon? Obviously it doesn't make sense at this point for logistical reasons, but if we could work those out, what effect would it have on life on earth? Wow…awesome stuff. To be honest, I hadn’t heard of the idea to mine the moon for helium-3. Your post on that was very interesting. What exactly do you think would happen if we mined the helium-3 from the moon? Obviously it doesn’t make sense at this point for logistical reasons, but if we could work those out, what effect would it have on life on earth?

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