What is the structure of the Moon, and what physical processes have
shaped its surface?  In this lecture we turn to our nearest celestial
neighbor, the Moon, to see a world quite different than the dynamic
Earth.  We will discuss the surface features of the Moon (the Maria
and cratered highlands), see how crater density tells us the relative
ages of terrain, and look at the composition of Moon rocks returned
by astronauts and robotic probes.  We also discuss the interior
of the Moon, and review what we know about lunar history and formation.
Recorded 2006 Nov  2 in 100 Stillman Hall on the Columbus campus
of The Ohio State University.

Lecture 30: The Moon

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