ASTRONOMY 10

THIRD HOUR SESSION “D”

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ACTIVITY:  Moon Phases, Phase Age, and the Apollo Missions

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1.   Is a _________ Quarter Moon considered to be waxing or waning?

 

2.   During which “quarter” phase of the Moon (first or third) is ________________ visible from Earth? (Inspect the large Moon map in the lab)

 

3.   Determine the phase age of the Moon on your birth date this year. Indicate your answer in the first box below. Then set up the Earth-Moon-Sun model to represent the phase age for your birth date. Have the instructor check the model and stamp the second box below if your model is correct.

 

 

4.   What will be the phase age of the Moon _____ days after the phase shown in Photo #1 located in the lab?

 

5.   Using the Moon Calendar determine the “phase age” of the Moon for ________________. Is this also the phase age of the Moon on the same date one year previous?

 

 

6.   Where in the sky (rising, high in east, on the meridian, high in the west, setting, not above the horizon) would you expect to see a ________________ moon at sunset?

 

7.   If we assume that sunset is at 6PM and sunrise is at 6AM, approximately what time would a ________________ moon rise?

 

8.   If we assume that sunset is at 6PM and sunrise is at 6AM, which phase of the moon would rise near the time _____________________ ?

 

For problems 9-13, refer to the large Moon map in the rear of the lab and the approximate lunar longitudes and latitudes of the Apollo landings listed below

                                          Apollo 11:         23.5 deg E          1 deg N

                                          Apollo 12:        23.5 deg W          3 deg N

                                          Apollo 14:        17.5 deg W          4 deg N

                                          Apollo 15:           3.5 deg E       26 deg N

                                          Apollo 16:         15.5 deg E          6 deg S

                                          Apollo 17:         31.0 deg E       20 deg N

9.   Which mission landed closest to the terminator of a First Quarter Moon?

 

10. Which mission landed closest to a crater named after the proponent of the Heliocentric Theory of the Solar System?

 

11. Which mission or missions landed in regions described as maria?

 

12. Which mission or missions landed in regions described as highlands?

 

13. Why are there no landing coordinates given for Apollo 13?