Afpectus Lunae: Does the Moon Rotate on Its Axis?
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This winning entry in the Museum's Young Naturalist Awards 2004 by Olivia, a 14 year old student from Pennsylvania, investigates why we see only one view of the Moon's face. Her essay (with photographs, illustrations, and references) discusses her prediction that she could determine if the Moon was rotating by looking for changes in the appearance of its surface, the two-month observation she planned and the kit she created for viewing the Moon, the early results of her experiment and the research discovery that led her to change her question to: Why does the Moon rotate on its axis, and yet observers on Earth only see one view? Less
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Grade: PS/Pre-K to 12
Topics: Earth & Space Science
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