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Why is there no weather conditions on the Moon?
To have rain or snow, we need to have water and an atmosphere of some kind. The moon has no atmosphere, so it has no weather at all!
What kind of storms are on the Moon?
The moon does not have a uniform magnetic field, so it experiences intense solar wind storms.
Is there bad weather on the Moon?
There simply is no weather on the Moon. Weather requires the presence of an atmosphere, like the blanket of gas molecules that surrounds Earth.
Is there lightning on the Moon?
Although Titan, Saturn’s largest satellite, has storms in an atmosphere thicker than Earth’s, Cassini hasn’t detected any evidence of lightning flashes or lightning-generated radio waves on the moon.
Does the Moon have solar flares?
“The Moon is totally exposed to solar flares,” explains solar physicist David Hathaway of the Marshall Space Flight Center. “It has no atmosphere or magnetic field to deflect radiation.” Protons rushing at the Moon simply hit the ground–or whoever might be walking around outside.
Would mining the moon affect Earth?
As the material is moved from the Moon to Earth this total mass doesn’t change. So mining the Moon wouldn’t disrupt it’s orbit, but it will probably disrupt our own resources because the amount of energy we need to get large quantities of Lunar material to Earth is huge.
Can a full moon trigger a hurricane?
A full moon can amplify a storm. A new moon will make a storm turn north, as it just did with Hurricane Harvey. A hurricane moving in a particular direction will turn north when the new moon crosses the equator. The weather guys never factor that in for us to ease our minds.
Can we see storms on the Moon?
In fact, the astronauts who walked on the Moon actually reported seeing this. They saw bands or twilight rays in the sky around lunar sunrise/sunset. Without a thick atmosphere, the surface of the Moon just doesn’t have any appreciable weather and definitely doesn’t have storms like we have on Earth.
Why doesn’t It Rain on the Moon?
Because the moon has no atmosphere. Without air or water there can’t be any wind or rain. (Bonus: Due to the fact that the moon doesn’t have weather, the footprints the astronauts made there will remain for millions of years.) , former Officer in Charge, Tofino Life Boat Stn.
Why do we care so much about the Moon?
Moon phase makes things predictable and predictable things can ease our minds. A full moon can amplify a storm. A new moon will make a storm turn north, as it just did with Hurricane Harvey.