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What is Lunar Maria?
Did you know that the Earth's Moon has seas on it? Actually, these are not seas but huge plains composed of basalt. Called the lunar maria or mare (pronounced as "ma-re"), these are formed from the volcanic eruptions. Also caused by meteor and comet collisions, the Moon's surface is covered of about 16 percent of the maria. Other names though similar in characteristics are the oceanus, p... [Read More]
The Flat Earth Society
Up to this day, there are people who believe that the world is flat. In particular, members of the Flat Earth Society are the ones who believe in this theory. The movement was established and led by British inventor Samuel Rowbotham. Origins of the flat Earth movementAccording to his pamphlet, which later expanded into a book entitled Earth Not A Globe, the North Pole sits on the center of a flat ... [Read More]
Why Is Pluto Not a Planet?
Pluto was dropped as a planet because of the fact that it did not pass one of the major criteria made by the General Assembly of the International Assembly of Astronomers Union. Discovered in the 1930s by Clyde Tombaugh, it has a diameter of 2,400 kilometers. Charon is classified as a moon of Pluto. Pluto has 2 smaller moons, Nix and Hydra, discovered in 2005.Pluto is found in the Kuiper Bel... [Read More]
The Hollow Earth Theory
Hollow Earth is a theory in which it is believed that the earth is hollow inside and that there are inhabitants in it. This was however dismissed as pseudoscience yet it has remained in the realms of fantasy and fiction.Proponents of this theory even believe that Adolf Hitler and his followers thought of escaping to the hollow lands through the holes in the Antarctic. Several writers wrote that me... [Read More]