What to do:

Using the image of the Moon proceed to answer the following questions.

1. From the file names of both images you are provided, record the date (year-month-day) on which both the images were taken. For example, a filename of "2020-03-09.jpg" indicates the image was taken on the 9th of March 2020. (In this case this question is answered it is 2020-02-10)

2. Determine and record what the date of the previous New Moon was prior to when the Moon image was taken. 

3. How "old" was the Moon in the image (the number of days since the previous new Moon) and what was the Moon's phase on the date both of the image taken? 

4. Use a program of your choice that will allow you to "markup" the images you have been provided (and will allow you to save the marked-up copies as a pdf or jpg file). From your images, identify and then name a total of three natural features. Mark their locations clearly on your image(s). These features can be mountains, craters, seas, etc. At least one of these features must be a crater. The 3 features can all be on one of your two images or spread across both images. Note: the 3 features must be explicitly identified, not just "Crater", "Mountain", Mare", etc. You will need to research lunar maps and features in order to make successful identifications. Be sure the reference material you use is cited in the references list (Bibliography). 

5. Identify on one of your images where one spacecraft mission from any nation resides. This can include a controlled landing or a crash site. Either robotic or crewed missions are acceptable. Be sure to record the name of the mission and the region/location of where on the Moon the mission is located. Again, research will be required to identify such a location. 

6. Once the features from questions 4 and 5 have been identified, briefly summarize (a couple of sentences each) some pertinent information about all four features such as their size, formation, composition, date of impact/landing (spacecraft feature Q5), etc.. At least two "facts" about each of the four features must be provided. For the crater, one of these must be its diameter in kilometers. 

7. Mark clearly on both your images the cardinal directions (North, South, East, West). 

8. Measure carefully in pixels the diameter of your identified crater from Q4 above. Using its true

size in kilometres from Q6, determine the scale of your image in kilometres per pixel. Show

your working. 

9. Look up the average diameter of the Moon in kilometres. With your scale from 8 above, what

would be the diameter of a full lunar image in pixels?

10. Inspect each of your two images. Decide where the least and the most heavily cratered areas

on the images are located. These may both appear in one image or be on separate images. Draw ~5 cm boxes (relative to your image displayed full screen) encompassing these two areas being sure not to include any portion of the lunar terminator or limb. Carefully count the total number of craters (ALL sizes) within each of the boxes and record the numbers. 

11. What does the difference in the number of craters in each box suggest to you? Explain your reasoning. 

12. Imagine you are visiting a friend who is located at a lunar settlement where the Apollo 14 mission landed. Where on the Moon are you located?

13. You are living in a settlement on lunar nearside. A friend who is currently living and studying at York University has informed you that from York University, a total lunar eclipse will shortly be observed. Describe what you will see from your location at the lunar settlement on the Moon during this event when looking back at the Earth. 

14. The images you were provided for this assignment were taken at the Allan I. Carswell Observatory and were all of lunar near-side. Why were no images of lunar far-side included?

15. What is the lunar terminator? If you were standing at the terminator (near the Moon's equator) when the Moon is 7 days old, describe what you would see around you and in the sky (where is the Sun, Earth, etc.). A diagram may be useful. 

16. Be sure to include any references in APA format that you have used in the completion of this assignment. The following questions should have references clearly shown: Q2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12.