of course, theia was completely destroyed in this moon-baby-making collision. but don’t tell dini that.
Posts tagged space
far side of the moon
people call it the ‘dark side of the moon’, but because it has almost no maria it’s technically brighter than the near side.
pink floyd lied to us all.
maria
maria is the plural form. mare is the singular form. (pronounced mah-ray, not like the horse)
you gotta know your latin if you wanna sound smart in astronomy.
snow angels
technically they would be called dust angels
mare tranquillitatis
i love that nasa spent $25 billion putting man on the moon, only to spend $5.50 on the flag, which they instantly knocked over when the lander took off
five minutes
5 minutes is definitely enough time to do some quick astronomy
girl on the moon
sedna is pretty set about her future career
sedna
(click here for a high resolution version of this illustration)
g’day there. (￣▽￣)ノ
this is sedna, a comic about a little girl who loves space. and dini, her friend who loves dinosaurs.
i hope it brightens your day a little. :)