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| Journal Entries/Daily Reports |
| Moon Madness - Facts About the Moon |
| Copernicus, Here We Come! Seven of us arrived on the moon today and our first stop was the northern part of Copernicus crater. Copernicus is 93 kilometers wide and is located within the Mare Imbrium Basin. The weather at the time was -50 degrees F since we arrived later in the martian day. We started off by making a map of the area that we were in and then we collected some moon rocks and dug a few holes. There were lots of new moon rocks that we had never heard of so we decided to create names for them. Several hours later, we were finally finished exploring a few areas and it was time to head back. |
| Middle Area of Copernicus Today we drove our moon buggy down to the middle part of Copernicus. It was 120 degrees F outside and we were lucky for the cool air in our suits. In the area that we were in, there was lots of dust that is found this part of Copernicus. We saw lava plains, mountain ranges and especially smaller craters. The rock was different from the northern part of the crater. It got a lot colder as the day went by so we decided to leave because we had a long trip heading back to camp. Moon buggys go slowly, only about 3 miles per hour. But energy is low there for humans, so we enjoyed the ride. |
| Goodbye, Copernicus It was our last day on the moon and right now we were at the southern part of Copernicus. It took us a long time to get here, so we took lots of extra oxygen and only two of us went. The weather today is 50 degrees F and that seemed more like home. The crater at the time was very rocky and there was more dust that usual. Copernicus is by the terminator line, the line between shadow and light, and we decided to go there. It was amazing. Going back seemed very long. Mission was successful! |
| You can see our map of Copernicus on Page 8. |
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